Des Plaines Opinion
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Elgin's dangerous Chihuahua, Toby Keith's bar, other news from dog days of summerAug 16, 2015 1:00 am - Sunday Soapbox. All-about-dogs-more-or-less edition. One Daily Herald editor offers semi-bite-sized bits of wit and wisdom on news from the suburbs in the past week. ...
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We're making legal immigrants second-classAug 13, 2015 1:00 am - Within the last week, a writer asked to explain the difference between an illegal alien and an immigrant. The United States in its wisdom sets quotas by country and ca...
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We need more like HamiltonAug 10, 2015 1:00 am - The residents of DuPage County should be thankful for the integrity and intelligence of Katharine Hamilton and her service to College of DuPage. We need 100 Ms. Hamilto...
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Editorial; Building a solid foundation of STEM proficiency, interestAug 09, 2015 11:00 pm - That Sherry Douglas, profiled Monday in the Daily Herald's Top Teachers series, is a great classroom instructor, there seems little doubt, and the consensus from her col...
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All or nothing on conceal and carryAug 07, 2015 1:00 am - The current system for conceal and carry in Illinois is a joke. Any establishment just has to post a "no guns" sign in the window and it overrides my conceal and carry r...
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Stick to relevant facts on official's payAug 06, 2015 1:00 am - I'm writing in response to Bob Porada's letter regarding the raise approved for the Des Plaines city manager. I agree that the raise seems excessive and will add to pe...
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Help push to block pay raiseAug 01, 2015 1:00 am - On Monday, July 20, four of our fellow Des Plaines aldermen and Mayor Matt Bogusz gave our city manager a record-high 14 percent pay raise amounting to $22,000 each year...
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City manager's raise is out of lineAug 01, 2015 1:00 am - The fact that the mayor, Don Smith, and the other three alderman are "embarrassed" about the city manager's previous $157,000 salary clearly shows how they are out of to...
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Care about mistakes, but calm the rhetoricJul 31, 2015 1:00 am - The recent news in Texas concerning a young lady's suicide while in police custody is unfortunate, and a concern to all of us. If there are laws being bypassed or broken...
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Wake up and stop Cook sales tax hikeJul 30, 2015 1:00 am - When have we seen enough from the Cook County Board regarding the ever increasing sales tax? The cesspool that is government in Chicago never seems to have enough money...