Des Plaines Opinion
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Editorial: Two suburban school leaders who do it the right wayNov 20, 2017 10:00 pm - The news has been relentless in recent weeks. Story after story on leaders in film, politics and journalism abdicating their leadership roles in favor of power and grati...
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District 62 could have handled Floyd Williams matter betterNov 20, 2017 12:00 am - Last night we learned that the superintendent of District 62 schools, Floyd Williams Jr., is leaving the district in December with a separation agreement that will pay h...
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Somebody will lose in a consolidation of districts 57, 59Nov 20, 2017 12:00 am - The front page article of Nov. 14, 2017 on the consolidation of Districts 59 and 57 left out a very important fact. Many years ago the same subject was put to the voters...
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Grateful for the positiveNov 17, 2017 12:00 am - We hear so much today about all of the negative things that are happening all around us every day. I just want to say thank you to a very responsible person. Yesterday w...
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Russian interference in the 2016 electionNov 16, 2017 12:00 am - The American public deserves to know the impact of what the Russians accomplished with their interference in the 2016 election. For an example of this impact, one need l...
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Editorial: School district wise to look into consolidationNov 14, 2017 10:00 pm - Mount Prospect Elementary District 57 is in dire straits financially. And that's why everything is on the table for discussion - as it should be. A community task force ...
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Editorial: If school chief leaves early, public deserves to know whyNov 13, 2017 10:00 pm - It appears likely that by Wednesday night, a separation agreement will have been reached between Des Plaines Elementary District 62 and its superintendent of 15½ months,...
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Another Nov. 11 event to rememberNov 11, 2017 12:00 am - Ninety-nine years ago, a piece of paper was signed by the French army's supreme commander, the British First Sea Lord, a German politician and their respective high assi...
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Shameful votesNov 11, 2017 12:00 am - So, Geo. H.W. Bush (a man I used, to admire) didn't vote for President Donald Trump because "He was a blowhard"? Instead, he voted for the Democrat, Hillary Clinton, who...
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Shameful votesNov 10, 2017 12:00 am - So, Geo. H.W. Bush (a man I used, to admire) didn't vote for President Donald Trump because "He was a blowhard"? Instead, he voted for the Democrat, Hillary Clinton, who...