Des Plaines Opinion
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We're making gains in malaria battleFeb 21, 2010 10:00 pm - As I was reading all over the media on Tuesday about the new discovery that malaria had contributed to the death of the famous child-pharaoh King Tut, I thought about ho...
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Elk Grove Village can pare budgetFeb 21, 2010 10:00 pm - I read in Thursday's Daily Herald, (Feb. 11), the village board has voted to raise various fees to cover a shortfall in revenues. Here are several ways the village could...
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Time to prioritize in Elk Grove VillageFeb 21, 2010 10:00 pm - In response to the article "Elk Grove Village raises vehicle sticker, permit fees after 18 years," I would contend that Mayor Johnson's statement that the fee increases ...
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Fine arts students deserve recognitionFeb 21, 2010 10:00 pm - It is disappointing that high school students who are involved in the Fine Arts get minimal exposure in your paper. Most activities coming out of the high schools for pr...
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A lesson worth learning and teachingFeb 20, 2010 10:00 pm - If you're looking for a way to illustrate how drinking and driving ruins lives, the unfortunate truth is that there is no shortage of examples. Last week's news of the ...
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Commission costs more than it's worthFeb 20, 2010 10:00 pm - With great fanfare, President Obama just announced the formation of his "Debt Reduction Commission" that he has tasked to determine ways by which the federal debt can be...
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Have the courage to help the have-notsFeb 20, 2010 10:00 pm - Listen up, folks! We live in the great democracy where the people have a voice in what happens among us, so now is the time to use your voice. Let's be the ones to encou...
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Don't dismiss value of a coyote's lifeFeb 19, 2010 10:00 pm - As suburbia overdevelops and spills into the lush green forest, where Bambi's quiet, peaceful sanctuary once was, solid concrete slabs spread generously with cookie-cutt...
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Saturday SoapboxFeb 19, 2010 10:00 pm - He's golden: Less-than-gracious Evgeni Plushenko dissed Evan Lysacek's gold-medal performance when he said, "Now it's not men's figure skating, now it's dancing."...
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Watch Winter Games with remote in handFeb 19, 2010 10:00 pm - I was really looking forward to watching the Olympics. Unfortunately, I found out that NBC actually stands for Nothing But Commercials. David Krein Schaumburg ...