Des Plaines Opinion
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Media contributes to school shootingsFeb 17, 2008 10:00 pm - In Friday's editorial, the Daily Herald asks a rhetorical question about the cause of school shootings. Some believe it is the availability of guns. Many feel it is the ...
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Dist. 57 board acting deliberateFeb 17, 2008 10:00 pm - I am responding to Mr. Wilson's editorial on the board of education's unanimous decision to postpone housing District 57's first graders at Westbrook for the 2008-2009 s...
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Soapbox: Win, lose, drawFeb 15, 2008 10:00 pm - A judge has ruled, but it hardly has brought resolution. Villa Olivia, a banquet, ski, golf resort in Bartlett, has been trying for some time to convert its golf operati...
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Clemens case shows how 'whodunit' can supercharge a storyFeb 13, 2008 10:00 pm - As a high school journalism teacher many years ago, I tried to prepare students who cared little about current events and would never want to work for a newspaper to at ...
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Is public land really public?Feb 10, 2008 10:00 pm - To the editor: Once again I read where some local governments are imposing heavy fines on property owners who fail to remove snow from public sidewalks. Since the citize...
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Thanks to Roskam for flood relief helpFeb 10, 2008 10:00 pm - To the editor: U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam has been a friend to Des Plaines during our most trying times. When FEMA eliminated Cook County from the declared disaster area aft...
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D57 not listening to FRC or taxpayersFeb 10, 2008 10:00 pm - To the editor: The "Lemon Law" was created to help fight unscrupulous salespeople who deliberately mislead. What recourse do the voters of District 57 have considering t...
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Accountability key in Dist. 54, but so is fairnessFeb 10, 2008 10:00 pm - Accountability. Accountability for student learning. Accountability for providing a quality education within a balanced budget. These ideas are not new to School Distric...
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Point to remember on suburban turnoutFeb 09, 2008 10:00 pm - The early line on last week's voter turnout in Cook County is something to crow about: record voter registration of 1.35 million, record early voting of about 60,000 ba...
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Use tax-free bonds to spur economyFeb 08, 2008 10:00 pm - The State of the Union address sounded reasonably good until one applies a reality check. The U.S. dollar is in free fall, gold passed $900 per ounce, the unnecessary B...