Des Plaines Opinion
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Soapbox: Good compromiseOct 12, 2007 11:00 pm - Developers of Wanish Park near Gurnee at first wanted to pay no impact fees because ownership of the new townhouses and condominiums will be limited to buyers 50 or olde...
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Soapbox: Seeing redOct 12, 2007 11:00 pm - Bravo, Elk Grove Village. If only every intersection in the state could have cameras to catch reckless drivers speeding right through a red light, in a hurry for an earl...
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Every family needs a fire escape planOct 12, 2007 11:00 pm - It is time for Fire Prevention Week, and this week from October 7-13 Antioch Fire Department is joining forces with the nonprofit National Fire Protection Association (N...
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Keep property tax relief in placeOct 11, 2007 11:00 pm - We are writing to state our support of Gov. Rod Blagojevich's decision to provide Cook County homeowners relief from escalating property tax assessments. This week the g...
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Even for maligned marathon, half-full glass close at handOct 10, 2007 11:00 pm - If the Cubs could hit with men on base, the clear failings of this year's marathon would have been relegated to a front-page footnote. For the purposes of this column, I...
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So much for the concept of equalityOct 09, 2007 11:00 pm - The concept of all men being created free and equal was recently dealt a final death blow last month. A two-week long series of articles concerning a missing millionaire...
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Blackwater ran deep and dark for years on current fearOct 07, 2007 11:00 pm - "Gentlemen, welcome to Baghdad." That was the announcement that came over the jetliner's loudspeaker as we landed in Iraq. The captain rightly used the word "gentlemen" ...
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Keep recruiters out of high schoolsOct 07, 2007 11:00 pm - The drinking age in most states is 21 because it is assumed that a person is too young to drink alcohol responsibly; but a person only needs to be 18 to join the militar...
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Message right even if method needs workOct 07, 2007 11:00 pm - It's a real pity that the Fox River Grove School Board chose to fire Dave Warwak, the art teacher who urged his students to go vegan. They should have given him an award...
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Soapbox: Tough (and caring) guys wear pinkOct 05, 2007 11:00 pm - October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, a fact that has taken on poignant meaning at Fremd High School, where football players Matt, Drew and Adam Mertes rece...