Park Ridge Opinion
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Tablet purchase defies economyNov 06, 2011 11:00 pm - Let’s see if I’ve got this straight: The assessed valuation of my home has fallen over $8,000 in the past year while my property taxes have risen more than $1,000. High ...
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Thanks for support to food pantryNov 06, 2011 11:00 pm - On Saturday, Oct. 22, the Mount Prospect Fire Department and Firefighters Local 4119 held a food drive in conjunction with the Mount Prospect Costco to benefit our local...
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Bad decisions on privatizingNov 06, 2011 11:00 pm - I have lived in Rolling Meadows for over 30 years. Every winter when I have friends visiting me, especially after a good snowfall, they comment on how clear the streets ...
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Thanks for support of ‘Tootsie Roll’ driveNov 06, 2011 11:00 pm - Albert Cardinal Meyer Council 5751, Knights of Columbus wishes to extend thanks to our greater Elk Grove Village community for its outstanding support of the recently co...
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Help serve legal needs of troopsNov 06, 2011 11:00 pm - When we see a man or woman in uniform, most of us say “thank you for your service.” This Veteran’s Day, we can do more than that. We can help defend their legal rights. ...
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Village expenditures hard to fathomNov 06, 2011 11:00 pm - Over the last four years, the property values in Wheeling have dropped between 20 percent and 30 percent while over that same period the village of Wheeling has raised t...
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Bond sale is unnecessaryNov 06, 2011 11:00 pm - As reported in the Oct. 8 issue of the Daily Herald, I stated that the $20 million of working cash fund bonds that District 214 is planning to sell is totally unnecessar...
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Occupy protests simplistic, misguidedNov 06, 2011 5:00 am - The Occupy Wall Street gaggle of protesters who honk “Banks got bailed out! We got sold out!” ought to get their facts straight. The $245 billion lent — not given — to b...
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Standing tall as ever for Herman CainNov 05, 2011 6:06 am - Thanks, Politico! I’ve always admired Herman Cain, but your recent “revelations,” taken straight from the left’s Clarence Thomas playbook, have solidified my support for...
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Hit-and-run driver callous, foolishNov 05, 2011 6:06 am - I don’t want to be one of those people who just rants on and on about how cruel the people of this world are. However, after reading “Elgin police seek driver in hit-and...