Des Plaines Opinion
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District 211 needs to cut spendingJan 17, 2010 10:00 pm - The responsibility of the school board is "to express and represent the view of the community in matters affecting education." The view of the community is unanimous. Di...
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Grandparents upset about bus situationJan 17, 2010 10:00 pm - We read with great interest the letter from Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Hendricks of Palatine on Jan. 4. We also had a similar problem with Mr. Walter Doughty, director of tran...
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Higgins deserves GOP nod in 56th DistrictJan 17, 2010 10:00 pm - Two newcomers seek the Republican nomination for the 56th District Illinois House seat left by Paul Froehlich, who is not running for re-election. Anita Forte-Scott, 40,...
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For 41st District, GOP: SheahanJan 17, 2010 10:00 pm - With longtime state Rep. Bob Biggins stepping down, the Republican primary has attracted a wide field of intriguing candidates seeking to represent state House District ...
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Death of teen should force action on 53Jan 17, 2010 10:00 pm - On New Year's Eve, a 13-year-old girl was hit by a car and killed on Route 12, Rand Road in Lake Zurich. She and a friend were crossing this "expressway" to get to the m...
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Bad practice when police take freebiesJan 17, 2010 10:00 pm - I want to files charges against an Elk Grove Village officer for theft. I am very exact with what I am saying and saw. I witnessed the situation myself first hand - no m...
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Democrats must embrace JFK's idealsJan 16, 2010 10:00 pm - "Ask not what your country can do for you but what you can do for your country." "Ask not what your country can do for you but what you can do for your country." JFK was...
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One good choice for Board of ReviewJan 16, 2010 10:00 pm - Before moving to Illinois, I practiced law in Michigan and didn't pay much attention to politics. I voted, but that was about it. This year though, I feel the need to ge...
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Pols should learn to finish what they startJan 16, 2010 10:00 pm - It's scary to watch Alexi Giannoulias follow the same path as Barack Obama - not finishing his first term in office before setting his sights on something else. It's no ...
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Consider economics of guns vs. butterJan 16, 2010 10:00 pm - A long time ago we used Samuelson's textbook in college economics class. I still remember the guns (military spending) or butter (other spending like roads, dams, health...