Wheeling Opinion
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Editorial: Let’s be sure Des Plaines River flood-control projects get doneSep 25, 2013 5:00 am - For suburban residents living along the Des Plaines River, the headline “27 projects to curb Des Plaines River flooding” in Tuesday’s Daily Herald was most definitely we...
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The SoapboxSep 21, 2013 5:00 am - Boom, there it is! A hearty congratulations to the Schaumburg Boomers, who this week won the Frontier Cup (the Frontier League’s championship trophy) in just their secon...
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Sente internship a valuable experienceSep 16, 2013 5:00 am - I would like to thank state Rep. Carol Sente for a wonderful summer internship experience that allowed me to learn about the many duties of a state legislator and her st...
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The SoapboxSep 14, 2013 11:41 am - Core values: At a visit to Chippewa Middle School in Des Plaines this week, National Education Association President Dennis Van Roekel praised the school’s effective col...
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Concealed guns legal only when hiddenSep 13, 2013 5:00 am - To all of the law-abiding citizens, especially those who cite the Second Amendment to the Constitution as justification for having concealed carry, remember that by defi...
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Editorial: The search for middle high ground in flooding controversySep 05, 2013 9:41 am - Sometimes there are no easy answers in conflicts between citizens and local government. But almost always there are answers that can ease the conflict. Consider a contro...
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Remembrance rescue truck visits West ChicagoAug 29, 2013 11:00 pm - West Chicago, Illinois: August 30, 2013 – West Chicago business owners Kent Jean and Kevin Fett of Evo Exhibits welcomed one of two remaining Rescue Trucks from 9/11 to ...
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Editorial sought to challenge a tired phraseAug 15, 2013 5:00 am - I got my first personal introduction to what has come to be known as NIMBY syndrome in Clinton, Iowa, back in the 1970s. As a cub reporter, I attended meeting after emot...
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Editorial: Another suburb turns its back on the disabledAug 08, 2013 5:00 am - Anything sound familiar here? Aug. 5, 2013: Palatine village Councilman Tim Millar expresses support for a housing project for mentally disabled residents but, along wit...
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Editorial: Schools right to study drug, alcohol testingAug 07, 2013 5:00 am - Two years ago, we supported an effort at Lake Zurich High School to institute random drug testing for students in extracurricular activities or who have a parking permit...