Park Ridge Opinion
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Young adults hit hard by lack of jobsJul 13, 2009 11:00 pm - I am 21, a graduate of the University of Illinois in Chicago, in debt from student loans, and have been unemployed since October. I am not by any means alone in this. De...
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Everything costs money - our moneyJul 13, 2009 11:00 pm - Looks like the president and his wife are running around like a bunch of jet-setters - on talk shows, at graduations and visiting other countries and states. It costs a ...
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Arlington should bid out refuse collectionJul 12, 2009 11:00 pm - Arlington Heights has a reputation for being at the forefront of many of the most important issues of our time. The village was one of the early leaders in residential r...
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Celebrate success of DP/PR Relay for LifeJul 12, 2009 11:00 pm - A HUGE thank you to the residents, businesses and community leaders who supported the American Cancer Society's Relay For Life of Des Plaines/Park Ridge on June 26 at Ma...
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Nothing new about crowds on July 4thJul 12, 2009 11:00 pm - I plan to go to Elk Grove Village this Fourth of July, even if Mayor Craig Johnson does not want me there. I have friends in Elk Grove Village that invited me. My wife w...
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Decorative lamps not right thing to doJul 12, 2009 11:00 pm - The new signs welcoming neighbors to Arlington Heights are very attractive. I wondered at the cost, particularly during a time of economic slow down and tight budgets, h...
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Followup letter from restaurant ownerJul 12, 2009 11:00 pm - I am writing concerning the letter I wrote (Neighbor Fencepost July 6) letting the public know the problems I have had since moving my restaurant to Des Plaines from Mou...
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Bartlett firefighters celebrate Barn at 50Jul 12, 2009 11:00 pm - The Bartlett Volunteer Fire Department Inc. wishes to thank the Bartlett Lions Club for selecting our organization as this year's 4th of July parade Grand Marshal in rec...
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Dist. 211 contract a bust for taxpayersJul 12, 2009 11:00 pm - The fact that this new contract guarantees teachers a cost of living increase the second-fourth years of the contract and offers step raises as well is totally irrespons...
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Dogfighting enthusiasts dangerous to allJul 12, 2009 11:00 pm - The incidence of dogfighting is still rampant in light of the multistate arrests of animal abusers and hundreds of dogs being tortured and traumatized. There is very lit...