Des Plaines Opinion
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He sees District 214 numbers differentlyApr 18, 2011 1:00 am - Ms. Cooper’s Neighbor Fencepost article (“D214 prudent with taxpayer money,” March 3) does not quite add up. She states that 2 percent of the D214 employees make $120K o...
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Schaumburg team grateful for supportApr 18, 2011 1:00 am - On behalf of Mayor Al Larson and Trustees Mark Madej, Hank Curcio and George Dunham, we would personally like to thank all individuals who helped us to be successful at ...
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RM alderman found campaign valuableApr 18, 2011 1:00 am - My sincere thanks to all the 3rd Ward residents that supported my campaign to be your alderman for another four years. I am humbled to say the least. A special thank you...
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Dist. 15 candidate grateful for supportApr 18, 2011 1:00 am - To the 6,430 residents of Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211 who cast their vote for me last week, my most sincere thanks. Whereas I was disappointed with the...
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Harris: Time for open discussion about slotsApr 18, 2011 1:00 am - I was pleased to read the editorial in Sunday’s Daily Herald (“Let the debate over track slots begin”). The subject of slot machines at Arlington Park is again on the ag...
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He lost EG campaign, but experience worth itApr 18, 2011 1:00 am - I wanted to take a moment to thank all of the residents for the tremendous support that I received during this campaign for Elk Grove Village trustee. I had the great op...
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Teacher unions care deeply about kidsApr 18, 2011 1:00 am - An April 3 letter from Waukegan resident Robert J. Byrne claims the National Education Association and the American Federation of Teachers don’t care about teacher compe...
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Where budget cuts will lead usApr 17, 2011 2:00 am - “Savings” to the budget made by cuts to programs such as Head Start and Pell grants will be repaid with “dividends” of poverty, unemployment and increased crime. Susanne...
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No savings in school consolidationApr 17, 2011 2:00 am - Gov. Quinn has proposed that approximately 600 school districts be consolidated to reduce costs by $100 million. There are currently two pieces of legislation, HB 1216 a...
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Don’t cut Planned Parenthood fundingApr 17, 2011 2:00 am - Randy Hultgren and the Republicans have shown that they are incapable of proper governance and are not interested in deficit reduction. If they were, why would they choo...