Des Plaines Opinion
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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...
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Poor coverage of anti-war rallyNov 16, 2007 10:00 pm - On Oct. 27, anti-war rallies were staged throughout the United States. Thousands of people came from all across the Midwest to participate in a peaceful march in Chicago...
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Briefs Christmas in NovemberNov 16, 2007 10:00 pm - We knew Thanksgiving was early this year, but Santa's arrival at Woodfield on Thursday and Randhurst on Friday caught us a little off guard. Actually, it shouldn't have....
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Dist. 57 taxpayers being robbedNov 11, 2007 10:00 pm - To the editor: It was interesting to see in the Daily Herald Schools Report Card that District 57 administrators are ranked the 12th highest paid administrators in the s...
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On Veterans Day, George Ryan again is taking ordersNov 11, 2007 10:00 pm - It's been more than 50 years since George Ryan was available for latrine duty. When he was discharged from the Army in 1956, Mr. Ryan probably figured that his days of f...
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News coverage missed the pointNov 10, 2007 10:00 pm - On Oct. 27, I was part of a group of more than 5,000 people witnessing for peace at the federal building in downtown Chicago. I heard short speeches from Catholic and Pr...
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Soapbox: Round-the-clock heroesNov 09, 2007 10:00 pm - Whatever it is that firefighters are paid, it probably isn't enough. How do you put a value on what these folks do, even when they're off duty? When an early morning hou...
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Soapbox: We need to listenNov 09, 2007 10:00 pm - Here's a salute to the League of Women's Voters/Palatine Area for its Veterans Day luncheon last week in Schaumburg. It was there that the League honored women in the mi...
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On life and death matters, we must resist dealing in speculationNov 07, 2007 10:00 pm - Speculation is about the only stock in trade for some mysteries. But that doesn't excuse openly dealing in the commodity An Austin, Texas-based PR agent offered us an in...
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Soapbox: Silly law; silly lawsuitNov 02, 2007 11:00 pm - It takes a highly elastic imagination to fathom just how the constitutional rights of Buffalo Grove atheist Robert Sherman or his daughter might be harmed by a newly req...