Des Plaines Opinion
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This group earned pink slips, not raisesAug 14, 2007 11:00 pm - Only a governor operating in left field and a legislature operating in the financial twilight zone could subject Illinois residents to such governmental ineptitude as we...
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Experience, not ads, sets behaviorAug 13, 2007 11:00 pm - The article, "Brand loyalty at age 4?" (Aug. 7) lacks critical logic. The editors of the Daily Herald obviously want flash over substance. The article's "expert" states ...
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Saturday SoapboxAug 03, 2007 11:00 pm - Thinking and acting locally: Harsh experience, from 9/11 to Hurricane Katrina, has made it clear that local response will be absolutely critical in future disasters, whe...
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Attitudes must shift on teen drinkingAug 02, 2007 11:00 pm - When it comes to teen drinking, there are a few common "solutions" that all miss the problem. A recent Daily Herald article on the alcohol-related deaths in Deerfield ma...
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Don't pull license when pulled overAug 02, 2007 11:00 pm - In Illinois, you need a license to drive. But you also need that license to board an airplane. Or to get a marriage license. There are occasions when you must show a dri...
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Let's condemn and halt all dog fightingAug 01, 2007 11:00 pm - Cruel and inhumane dog fighting is flourishing and infiltrating the suburbs. The violent and immoral criminals affiliated with dog fighting are profiting through gamblin...
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Memo to NFL: Keep vests, lose logosJul 31, 2007 11:00 pm - In order for our work as journalists to mean anything and to be taken seriously, we must bring to our work a number of qualities. That list is lengthy, but a short versi...
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That's one for charter schoolsJul 27, 2007 11:00 pm - Suburban school officials never have cared much for charter public schools, viewing them mostly as interlopers who siphon cash off from a district's other schools. That ...
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Letters to the Editor - Cook CountyJul 26, 2007 11:00 pm - First, dry up the demand for jobs The problem of illegal immigration is very complex and there is no simple solution. There are three main areas that need to be addresse...
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Rediscovering benefits of great outdoorsJul 26, 2007 11:00 pm - Can you really blame kids for being reluctant to go outdoors? We terrify them with stories about West Nile virus lurking within every mosquito, birds carrying fatal flu ...