Des Plaines Opinion
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Commercialism perilous to public schoolsJun 07, 2014 5:01 am - Heidi Reich, a courageous New York public-school teacher, expressed her views on the Common Core State Standards and high-stakes testing in a letter that was recently pu...
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Small acts of goodness build a communityMay 31, 2014 5:01 am - We often hear that it's the little things in life that mean a lot. Holding a door for a stranger, letting someone with just a few items go ahead of you at the checkout c...
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Motive was clear in Benghazi attackMay 29, 2014 5:01 am - A great deal of conversation is taking place about the tragedy at Benghazi. Cokie and Steven Roberts' recent column downplayed the issue in Hillary Clinton's favor. Let'...
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Village roads are in deplorable shapeMay 27, 2014 5:01 am - This question is directed to the Village of Mount Prospect Public Works. Why are we thinking about improving and expanding and adding a driving range to the Mount Prospe...
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Golf course project has grown irresponsiblyMay 27, 2014 5:01 am - The village of Mount Prospect has been relatively fiscally responsible. But can that be said of our Mount Prospect Park District? When discussion was opened about golf c...
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Des Plaines has little sense of historyMay 27, 2014 5:01 am - As I read the article ("Developers interested in Des Plaines' first McDonald's" May 4) I want to say in the words of an old TV sitcom of the 60s, "What a revolting devel...
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Preferred Randhurst when it was indoorsMay 27, 2014 5:01 am - Well now, they really did it in closing Randhurst. Everyone loved the old one. You could walk around without getting cold or wet as a mall walker. Now they want to put s...
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Memorial Day should focus on veteransMay 25, 2014 5:01 am - Today our veterans are faced with many obstacles. They stand in line waiting for proper medical care. Some, sadly, have died while waiting. Just yesterday I spoke with a...
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Residents of manufactured homes need protectionMay 24, 2014 5:01 am - Throughout my time as mayor of Des Plaines and state representative, I learned about the rampant abuse and mistreatment of tenants in manufactured home communities by th...
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The SoapboxMay 24, 2014 5:01 am - Prevailing protest: Mount Prospect leaders acknowledge their vote against a state-mandated ordinance had no practical effect, but the protest was worth noting. Requ...