Des Plaines Opinion
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Kudos to police for helping injured catMar 28, 2010 11:00 pm - I would like to thank the Mount Prospect Police Department for coming to the aid of a badly injured cat last Sunday. CSO John Wester arrived quickly and acted in a very ...
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Cameras only thing village doing rightMar 28, 2010 11:00 pm - I am writing after reading the letter from Steven Baldasti of Hoffman Estates. I disagree with Mr. Baldasti on both of his comments. First of all, I am in favor of the r...
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Dist. 15 board is mortgaging futureMar 28, 2010 11:00 pm - On March 10th the District 15 school board passed a resolution to bond $27 million dollars of working cash. This was done under the recommendation of one bond company, w...
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State should put park grants toward schools, insteadMar 28, 2010 11:00 pm - I know I'm writing this in vain, but still feel compelled to do so to see if I just don't get it or if the majority of people agree with me. These are two completely dif...
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Let's stop mental health facility nowMar 28, 2010 11:00 pm - Is anybody paying attention to the Arlington Heights Village Board considering myriad code variances to convert the lot near Dundee and Arlington Heights roads from comm...
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Grateful that Dist. 21 teachers stepped upMar 28, 2010 11:00 pm - I am a parent who has two children that attend schools in Community Consolidated District 21. I would like to wholeheartedly thank all of the teachers and their negotiat...
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Why is Dist. 26 board dragging this out?Mar 28, 2010 11:00 pm - I totally agree with Mr. James Meyer's Neighbor Fencepost submission in today's (March 22) Daily Herald. This situation clearly comes under the classic dogma of "If it a...
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Manager's contract is irresponsibleMar 28, 2010 11:00 pm - Jon Sfondilis is the village manager for Wheeling (population, about 38,500). As reported by the Daily Herald, Wheeling's trustees awarded him a contract (in January 201...
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Benson: Ramirez is Dist. 57's scapegoatMar 28, 2010 11:00 pm - In my 10 years and three terms as president of the District 57 school board I experienced the dedication and commitment Transportation Coordinator Vince Ramirez brought ...
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Students giving lessons in democracyMar 28, 2010 11:00 pm - Sixth-grader Ryan Patterson, high school sophomore Spencer Armstrong and college junior Stacey Stolz all may be good students in school but they also realize that commun...