Des Plaines Opinion
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Chronicling elusive standard of judgment by 'content of character'Apr 09, 2008 11:00 pm - Random thoughts: Sometimes the news is its own object lesson. Daily Herald Staff Writer Emily Krone worked for a week and a half to find and interview suburbanites who c...
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'Triangle' plan needs your inputApr 06, 2008 11:00 pm - Residents of Mount Prospect, if you have an opinion about the redevelopment of our downtown, specifically in the "Triangle" area at Northwest Highway and Route 83, now i...
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Can we help find pet pied cockatiel?Apr 06, 2008 11:00 pm - On March 19, our pet cockatiel, Magnet, became startled and accidentally flew out of our home through a back door that had been slightly open. That wouldn't have occurre...
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Lincoln quotes gave us the guideApr 05, 2008 11:00 pm - Question: Why are we so smart today as to think we can improve on society when Abraham Lincoln said it all years ago. Here's his quote: "You cannot strengthen the weak b...
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Educators aren't just principals, teachersApr 05, 2008 11:00 pm - Now comes the story of Al Weber. Weber, as Daily Herald reporter Sheila Ahern wrote last week, was not what we normally think of when we hear the word educator. He was ...
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Ultimately, public must clean up messApr 05, 2008 11:00 pm - Once again we hear about our friend Todd Stroger, Cook County Board president, who just gave his cousin a 12 percent raise. His cousin's battle cry before the election ...
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Put more emphasis on flood controlApr 05, 2008 11:00 pm - Is there anyone in the suburbs who isn't ready for spring weather to arrive? Well, maybe. People living near the overflowing Chain O' Lakes and the Fox and Des Plaines r...
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A cutting satire on gun controlApr 04, 2008 11:00 pm - With the recent tragic and preventable stabbing in an Arizona mall, our lawmakers must act immediately and prohibit the sale and private ownership of knives. Knives mu...
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It's time to chop down the tax treeApr 04, 2008 11:00 pm - It is time for the State of Illinois, Cook County and all taxing bodies to tighten their belts and stop raising taxes and fees. The taxpaying public has been conservin...
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Saturday Soapbox: 75 percent of life ust showing upApr 04, 2008 11:00 pm - Whoever said that might have had Todd Stroger in mind. At Palatine's request, the Cook County Board president has agreed to come to Harper College on April 30 to defend ...