Park Ridge Opinion
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Firemen lucky to get any pay raise at allMar 14, 2010 11:00 pm - How noble of the Arlington Heights firemen to ONLY take a 1.8 percent raise this year by giving up HALF their raises. I did not get any raise last year and will not get ...
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Lisa Stone is right about many thingsMar 14, 2010 11:00 pm - Many people are upset with Trustee Lisa Stone, thinking she has brought trouble and discord to the Village Board. The fact is that she has been right on most subjects. F...
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Another vote against rolling trash binsMar 14, 2010 11:00 pm - Dear Mr. Roth, THANK YOU! THANK YOU! for your letter to the Fence Post Monday 2/22/10! You covered everything that I wanted to say! I, like you, and many others DO NOT W...
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Hoffman Estates is victim of poor leadershipMar 14, 2010 11:00 pm - I read with great interest the Village Board of Hoffman Estates has decided the citizens and residents of the village are once again the villains and victims of their po...
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Suburbs crave a burst of ingenuityMar 14, 2010 11:00 pm - There have been some bad ideas in the Northwest suburbs - the Sears Centre, numerous intersections with red-light photo cameras, lack of mass transit, etc. However, as a...
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Focus of schools should be on basicsMar 14, 2010 11:00 pm - Barrington School District 220 needs to reconsider its educational priorities. As cost saving measures, the Board of Education and the superintendent are planning to in...
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Barrington heart benefit a big successMar 14, 2010 11:00 pm - We wanted to extend our heartfelt thanks to the Daily Herald for the tremendous support shown for Honquest Furniture for Living's Feb 25th Queen of Hearts Bunco Night, a...
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Streamwood park district in real troubleMar 14, 2010 11:00 pm - It is with real regret that after 24 years with the Streamwood Park District I am turning in my resignation. I also regret not being able to say my goodbyes to the peopl...
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Freezing in center field? That's no funMar 14, 2010 11:00 pm - Burt Constable missed on one reason suburban kids don't like baseball. Weather. The Palatine youth baseball season starts in April and ends by the beginning of July. Eve...
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Vehicle sticker price hike is unwarrantedMar 14, 2010 11:00 pm - I'm peeved. When did it become OK to jack up the cost of a Prospect Heights vehicle sticker from $35 in 2009 to $70 in 2010 - and that doesn't even include the extra $1 ...