Des Plaines Opinion
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Where will returning veterans find jobs?Sep 06, 2010 11:00 pm - It's time we start thinking of our troops coming home - what do we offer them? A parade, and what else? Not a job, something to support their family. As in many wars, p...
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Progress in study of college fundingSep 06, 2010 11:00 pm - It was encouraging last week to hear a near-universal consensus of the Higher Education Finance Study Commission in favor of the concept of performance-based funding - t...
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Did father's faith sway Obama?Sep 06, 2010 11:00 pm - I wonder, since Obama's father is of the Muslim faith, could this possibly be swaying his opinion against the American people in favor of a mosque near "sacred ground" i...
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Underpaid teachers? Take another lookSep 06, 2010 11:00 pm - I can't hold my tongue any longer either. Tracy Seaver's letter illustrates the continued lack of understanding that exists about teacher compensation. The myth that tea...
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Column on mosque revealing of CohenSep 06, 2010 11:00 pm - Richard Cohen in his column published Aug. 18 gave reasons why it is wrong to protest the building of a mosque near the site of the World Trade Center. He tells us that ...
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New Wilke Road a real kidney-busterSep 05, 2010 11:00 pm - I would like to know who is responsible for the horrible stretch of New Wilke between Algonquin and Golf Road. There's a sign posted "Rough Road" and it is! It's horribl...
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Former Wheeling mayor favors Boeger Place proposalSep 05, 2010 11:00 pm - As a member of the Advisory Board of the North/Northwest Suburban Task Force on Supportive Housing for Individuals with Mental Illness, I have attended numerous public m...
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Many questions over closure of Station 31Sep 05, 2010 11:00 pm - I have an issue with the Village of Streamwood's website. According to the minutes of the Aug. 5, 2010 board meeting (streamwood.org/ReferenceDesk/Minutes/2010/080510.pd...
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If you move, that's your problemSep 05, 2010 11:00 pm - Who in the world are McKinney-Vento and why would any sane person pass their bill providing taxi service to out-of-district students? You leave (District) 59 ... that's ...
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'Clueless' drivers make bad area worseSep 05, 2010 11:00 pm - WHEN, WHEN, WHEN can something be done about the arrogant, inconsiderate, clueless drivers that continue to block Central Road going west at the intersection of Mt. Pros...