Des Plaines Opinion
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Herald hides any good news on IraqOct 27, 2007 11:00 pm - How encouraging to finally read about something (anything, for that matter) positive regarding Iraq (Oct. 24, "Decline in troop deaths continues"). How discouraging to f...
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Sometimes, news and rumors of news carry equal pressureOct 24, 2007 11:00 pm - In the end, readers will judge for themselves both the truth of what authorities say and the merits of what they don't. In an ideal world, rumors would never figure into...
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Soapbox: Slow it downOct 19, 2007 11:00 pm - State transportation officials say a stretch of Route 83 through Prospect Heights has neither enough accidents nor driveways to merit lowering the speed limit from 40 mp...
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Use screenings for early detectionOct 18, 2007 11:00 pm - I am pleased that Gov. Rod Blagojevich has taken on the fight against breast cancer. The expanded Illinois Breast and Cervical Cancer Program will give more than 261,000...
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Role-model clauses for pro athletesOct 18, 2007 11:00 pm - One way that professional sports organizations can get a handle on the recent issues regarding player behavior is to include what I would the "role model clause" in cont...
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On a cross-country ride of hope with a courageous little girlOct 17, 2007 11:00 pm - It's far too early to tell whether the Radtke family of Johnsburg got their miracle. But without question, they got something special. Just a week ago, Laurie Radtke fou...
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A simple solution for county budgetOct 16, 2007 11:00 pm - I have a solution to the Cook County budget shortfall: simply cut the salary of every county employee in half and eliminate all benefits. When the workers walk off the j...
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Relaxed standards betray public trustOct 16, 2007 11:00 pm - Your editorial "Are standardized tests doing the job" (Oct. 12) raised a serious question. We know, for instance, from its public pronouncements that the ISBE has dumbed...
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Real lesson? Herald cannot be trustedOct 14, 2007 11:00 pm - Thank you Dennis Depcik for your try at explaining what happened at Buffalo Grove High School, regarding cutting "God Bless America" from the weekly Homecoming activitie...
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Christians tired of losing their rightsOct 12, 2007 11:00 pm - In response to your Sept. 20 front-page story, "Atheist's daughter takes own stand at school." To paraphrase Paul Harvey: I don't believe in Santa Claus, but I'm not goi...