Des Plaines Opinion
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Don't mix tax money and private schoolsMay 25, 2010 11:00 pm - On May 6, an article by Chase Castle was published in regards to the school voucher bill that failed to pass. I am happy that it didn't pass. Our tax money is not to be...
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Stay out of other state's businessMay 25, 2010 11:00 pm - I don't know about the rest of you, but I see a disturbing trend developing. We are ostensibly the United States of America. We are supposed to be one nation dealing wit...
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Tragedy fuels new appreciation for lifeMay 25, 2010 11:00 pm - This is in reference to the essay written by Justyna Sawczyk in a recent Sunday Daily Herald. The essay is regarding the tragedy Poland as a nation and its people endure...
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Corrupt Illinois needs Kirk in SenateMay 24, 2010 11:00 pm - You read the words "politics," "Illinois," "Chicago" and "corruption" in the same sentence all the time. Our state's record of elected statewide officials charged with p...
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DeWyze celebrations make all of us proudMay 24, 2010 11:00 pm - At a time when politicians are condemned for every social ill, from potholes to oil spills, I'd like to commend all involved with the recent celebrations of American Ido...
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Taking issue with immigration stanceMay 24, 2010 11:00 pm - The recent letter by Eugene Robinson is an example of a phobic racist reaction to a law made and wanted by a huge majority of the citizens of Arizona. The feds have not ...
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It's time to tax, legalize marijuanaMay 24, 2010 11:00 pm - When will the issue of marijuana legalization be taken seriously? We've spent billions on a drug war that can't be won against our own citizens that are consuming mass a...
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School board turns deaf ear on GLCMay 23, 2010 11:00 pm - I attended the District 26 school board meeting on May 18th. I wanted to understand more about the district's plan for Grade Level Centers and this was the first meeting...
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NSLS trouble portends greater catastropheMay 23, 2010 11:00 pm - A good friend of ours is critically ill. Did you get the e-mail? Probably not; most of you don't know this friend exists. North Suburban Library System, one of several ...
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Village had a chance to do the right thingMay 23, 2010 11:00 pm - Monday night the Village of Arlington Heights trustees had the chance to make a difference in the lives of hundreds of families in their village. These are the families ...