Des Plaines Opinion
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Some cost-saving ideas for Dist. 211Mar 30, 2011 12:00 am - All candidates should state their positions on the following potential cost savings before the election to help insure future D211 property tax increases cannot occur fo...
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Evolution statement was misconstruedMar 30, 2011 12:00 am - In a March 12 Fence Post letter about the proper place for the teaching of creationism, David Thiessen made a statement that demands some correction. Pope John Paul II’s...
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Others may follow Wisconsin’s lawMar 30, 2011 12:00 am - When Communism was still on the rise during the 1960s, the United States was concerned that nonaligned nations in Asia would capitulate to the Soviet Union, strengthenin...
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Beware the green sign candidatesMar 30, 2011 12:00 am - Communities served by the Gail Borden Public Library have recently been papered with green signs with three names. Many people displaying these signs on their private pr...
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Create law to ban funeral protestsMar 30, 2011 12:00 am - I was disappointed by the ruling of the Supreme Court in protecting the protesters’ right of unrestricted free speech at hundreds of fallen soldiers’ funerals, but I do ...
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Elgin has much to crow aboutMar 30, 2011 12:00 am - Sitting through the AFLA mayoral forum and elaborate slide presentation, all I heard were complaints. No questions on the candidates’ future vision for Elgin or on propo...
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Chapman has true spirit of commitmentMar 30, 2011 12:00 am - As a 33-year resident of Palatine, I am amazed at the amount of energy that goes into our local elections. From our local governing bodies to the park district board and...
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Stein deeply cares for BG communityMar 29, 2011 12:00 am - To the voters of Buffalo Grove: Short and sweet, please vote for Andy Stein for the two-year term of trustee on the Buffalo Grove Village Board. He is a good person who ...
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Huffo reflects on a great half centuryMar 29, 2011 12:00 am - In the first week of April 1961 I was asked, by a political group, to don a clown suit which I did. I handed out fliers and candy and had a great time. Don’t know what h...
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Troubled times in D15 call for experienced leadershipMar 29, 2011 12:00 am - It seems highly likely that the current financial turmoil at the state level will affect local school districts for years to come. The level of state funding for middle-...