Des Plaines Opinion
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Cook County soap boxNov 30, 2007 10:00 pm - The secret's out We all like our hometowns, but it's always nice to get validation from outsiders. Businessweek.com is lauding Barrington (25th) and Buffalo Grove (30th)...
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Thread of light runs through dark stories on foreclosure crisisNov 28, 2007 10:00 pm - No one takes pleasure in seeing unforeseen circumstances dishevel the lives of families. Yet, these stories can generate something more than sympathy. A fairly simple ma...
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'Blame America' crowd is wrongNov 27, 2007 10:00 pm - To say that I was appalled after reading Stephen P. Beisiegel's letter of Nov. 3 is actually an understatement. Are you another member of the "Blame America" crowd? Ther...
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Universities must address prioritiesNov 25, 2007 10:00 pm - Motorola's announcement of the opening of its new Beijing R&D complex housing 3,000 employees including 2,000 engineers is not only instructive, but also representative ...
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From bathroom attendant to JFK-era whistleblowerNov 25, 2007 10:00 pm - The holidays are always a difficult stretch for Abraham Bolden. Not only did his wife die at this time of year, but so did his president and so did a little of bit of hi...
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Veterans service shows there's hopeNov 25, 2007 10:00 pm - I had the honor of attending the veterans service at the Lutheran Home in Arlington Heights while watching the little children singing patriotic songs. There is still ho...
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Abortion should be abolished - now!Nov 22, 2007 10:00 pm - In response to K. Talent's Nov. 1 Fencepost letter: I don't think you understand why there are so many women who want to see Roe v. Wade overturned. We want to stop the ...
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Our legal system faces many troublesNov 22, 2007 10:00 pm - I am not in a position to make a fair judgment regarding the guilt or innocence of former Gov. Ryan since I do not have knowledge of the detailed evidence presented at t...
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School headline was misleadingNov 17, 2007 10:00 pm - Your editorial criticizing the Illinois Association of School Boards for addressing a resolution on 18-year-olds who want to be school board members is misleading. The I...
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Harrop is wrong about warmingNov 16, 2007 10:00 pm - How much longer will we have to put up with the mindless drivel coming out of the brain of syndicated columnist Froma Harrop? Her latest blunder is in the factually inco...