Des Plaines Opinion
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The gift of winterMar 04, 2015 12:00 am - On the sixth day, God turned to Archangel Gabriel and said, "Today I am going to create an area of land called The Midwest. It will be a land of outstanding natural beau...
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Endorsements: Hoefert, Korn, Rogers in Mount ProspectMar 03, 2015 10:00 pm - With seven candidates vying for three seats on the Mount Prospect village board, voters have some tough decisions ahead of them in the April 7 election. All seven candi...
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Berry asks voters to keep D214 on courseMar 02, 2015 4:00 am - District 214 is celebrating its centennial this year. On Feb. 6-8 the district featured many special events to celebrate and commemorate 100 years of outstanding educati...
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COD situation doesn't speak well for votersFeb 26, 2015 12:00 am - Revelations were made by the newspapers that the College of DuPage board has awarding a $762,000 termination bonus to their President Robert Breuder. This news brings in...
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Woman's essay was an inspirationFeb 25, 2015 12:00 am - I want to thank the Daily Herald for the beautiful, inspirational essay by our own native Kayla Mueller. It is the insight, compassion, and wisdom in the essay that ass...
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Let's stick with what works in Dist. 214Feb 23, 2015 4:00 am - The April 7th ballot for District 214 will list three familiar names, William (Bill) Dussling, Alva J. Kreutzer and F. Daniel Petro. Bill has been on the board for 17 y...
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Sayad looks like the better candidateFeb 23, 2015 4:00 am - I attended the Feb. 9 forum where ward aldermanic candidates Dick Sayad and Mark Setzer were to give their reasons for serving people in the 4th ward and the city. It wa...
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Mt. Prospect in way of airport expansionFeb 23, 2015 4:00 am - Here we go again. We just got rid of the O'Hare Airport noise and smell and now Prospect Heights and Wheeling want to build a 7,000 foot runway at Chicago Executive Airp...
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Rauner is prepared to fix IllinoisFeb 22, 2015 12:00 am - When a governor submits a budget, whether be a Republican or a Democrat, if the budget contains cuts, some groups won't be happy, if it contains increases, some groups w...
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The SoapboxFeb 21, 2015 12:00 am - Hands off, Chicago: State Rep. Marty Moylan of Des Plaines filed legislation this week that would prevent a downtown Chicago casino from being built. Given that a p...