Des Plaines Opinion
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A summary of our endorsements in Cook County racesMar 25, 2013 5:00 am - Here is a summary of Daily Herald endorsements in Cook County municipal and school board races and local referendums. Municipal races Arlington Heights village pres...
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Keystone would be investment in dirty airMar 23, 2013 5:00 am - I stand with NASA’s leading climate scientist, Dr. James Hansen, who said tar sands development would mean “game over for the climate.” The Keystone XL Project will be c...
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Don’t interfere when two love each otherMar 23, 2013 5:00 am - When parents have a number of children, each is different. When one reveals he or she is gay, loving parents accept and encourage that person to be the best he or she ca...
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The SoapboxMar 23, 2013 5:00 am - Props for Pierotti: How about some props for Dewey Pierotti, who has held down the fort as both president and interim director of the DuPage County Forest Preserve Distr...
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Endorsement: Burk, McGrath, Lee, Owen for Dist. 207 school boardMar 22, 2013 5:00 am - With the hazing scandal at Maine West still dominating conversation, Maine Township High School District 207 is fortunate that two school board members who have been a v...
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Endorsements: Gould, Harrison, Pritzker, McAtee for Wheeling Dist. 21 schoolsMar 21, 2013 5:00 am - Five passionate people are interested in filling four 4-year terms on the Wheeling Elementary District 21 school board. Phil Pritzker, running for his seventh term, alre...
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Endorsements: Beck, Koka, Miller, Nemcek for River Trails Dist. 26 schoolsMar 21, 2013 5:00 am - River Trails Elementary District 26 is not alone in facing the challenges of the new Common Core curriculum and standards, teacher contract talks and pension reform. For...
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The Missing Asian VoiceMar 20, 2013 11:00 pm - With the Senate in the midst of proposing its own comprehensive immigration reform legislation, many immigrant communities nationwide, especially in the Latino communiti...
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Let states set school policyMar 16, 2013 5:00 am - I usually support the efforts Sen. Mark Kirk makes on behalf of all us, but not this time. His joint sponsorship of the “Safe Schools Improvement Act” would bring the fe...
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No one should ‘buy’ way through TSAMar 16, 2013 5:00 am - United Airlines is offering quicker access to Transportation Security Agency security processing to their “premier” customers. Now United is expanding this service by of...