Des Plaines Opinion
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Focus of schools should be on basicsMar 14, 2010 11:00 pm - Barrington School District 220 needs to reconsider its educational priorities. As cost saving measures, the Board of Education and the superintendent are planning to in...
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Barrington heart benefit a big successMar 14, 2010 11:00 pm - We wanted to extend our heartfelt thanks to the Daily Herald for the tremendous support shown for Honquest Furniture for Living's Feb 25th Queen of Hearts Bunco Night, a...
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Streamwood park district in real troubleMar 14, 2010 11:00 pm - It is with real regret that after 24 years with the Streamwood Park District I am turning in my resignation. I also regret not being able to say my goodbyes to the peopl...
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Freezing in center field? That's no funMar 14, 2010 11:00 pm - Burt Constable missed on one reason suburban kids don't like baseball. Weather. The Palatine youth baseball season starts in April and ends by the beginning of July. Eve...
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Vehicle sticker price hike is unwarrantedMar 14, 2010 11:00 pm - I'm peeved. When did it become OK to jack up the cost of a Prospect Heights vehicle sticker from $35 in 2009 to $70 in 2010 - and that doesn't even include the extra $1 ...
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Where will red-light camera money go?Mar 14, 2010 11:00 pm - Yes, we Hoffman Estates Americans need to slow down - as per Ashok Selvam (Daily Herald reporter) regarding cameras going up at certain intersections. One thing I questi...
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Police shouldn't be taking free foodMar 14, 2010 11:00 pm - When the next election is held for the mayor of Elk Grove Village, Illinois I suggest that Craig Johnson not be re-elected. Although I am not a resident of Elk Grove Vil...
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'Architecture' not limited to big cityMar 14, 2010 11:00 pm - Well, excuuuze me. For suggesting that the "architecture" (yes, architecture) of the new Crate and Barrel store, along with Whole Foods, its companion, was superior to t...
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Cumberland School project another D62 follyMar 14, 2010 11:00 pm - District 62 is going ahead this spring with plans to build a parking lot expansion on the Cumberland School grounds. The issue remains the same. Should the district pay ...
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District 26: Don't change what worksMar 14, 2010 11:00 pm - My husband is a District 26 "graduate" and we purposefully chose to live in District 26 to raise our three children so that they too would benefit from a high-quality ed...