Des Plaines Opinion
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Dist. 220 correct to eject nonresidentsMay 30, 2010 11:00 pm - The headline on Thursday's Herald was "Dist. 220 to tell 6 students they must go." This was the right action for board members to take. When kids live outside school dis...
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Conant students trying to revitalize forestMay 30, 2010 11:00 pm - I was more than a bit concerned when I read the letter on deforestation in Park St. Claire. It shocked and moved me - not to stop the project, but to educate the uninfor...
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Palatine postal patrons come through againMay 30, 2010 11:00 pm - Thank you to the Palatine postal patrons who donated food to the annual letter carrier food drive. Special thanks goes once again to the Boy Scouts who gave us tremendou...
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High school, VFW make good matchMay 30, 2010 11:00 pm - A successful collaboration between the business world and the education world took place this month. Panera LLC approached VFW Post 5151 Operation Airlift coordinator Ed...
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Cigarette tax benefits go beyond moneyMay 29, 2010 11:00 pm - Cigarette smoking results in more than 16,000 Illinois deaths per year, with more than 2,000 deaths due to exposure to secondhand smoke. As Illinois considers its decisi...
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Legal immigrants should be outragedMay 29, 2010 11:00 pm - Burt Constable's column regarding stealing education struck a nerve. What is the difference between the theft of education, services and health care by illegal aliens th...
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Teacher unions must change their demandsMay 28, 2010 11:00 pm - In the Daily Herald article "Education unions call for a tax increase" (May 14) Mr. Steve Preckwinkle of the Illinois Federation of Teachers (IFT) was quoted as criticiz...
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Kudos to immigrant who became citizenMay 28, 2010 11:00 pm - I wish to express my heartfelt thanks to Peter Garcia for his letter in the May 19 Fence Post. He says exactly what many of us citizens think and feel about illegal immi...
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Saturday Soapbox: Congrats LeeMay 28, 2010 11:00 pm - An amazing feat: We couldn't be prouder of new American Idol Lee DeWyze of Mount Prospect, but we're also in awe of "The Biggest Loser" winner Michael Ventrella ...
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Claypool is best pick for Cook assessorMay 28, 2010 11:00 pm - Current Cook County Board of Review Commissioner Joseph Berrios is also chairman of the Cook County Democratic Party. He is one of the persons who reviews your tax asses...