Opinion Stories from April 8, 2008 (Change date)
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Justice finally prevails on youthful mistakeApr 08, 2008 11:00 pm - The test of any experience in the judicial system is simple enough. In the end, was the disposition fair? For a South Elgin youth first caught up in that system in 2002 ...
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Planned music cuts at Hersey not wiseApr 08, 2008 11:00 pm - Why cut a music program that provides opportunities for over 100 students and not one like varsity basketball in which only eight or 10 students get to play? Just wonder...
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Quit picking on firefighters, policeApr 08, 2008 11:00 pm - As I read the editorial about the impact of police and fire pensions, I became increasingly upset because it appears the whoever authored it was biased against public se...
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A bagged paper wrapped in ironyApr 08, 2008 11:00 pm - It seems a bit ironic that my newspaper, with the front page article about the horrors of plastic bags, arrived on my doorstep in a plastic bag. M. Altman Buffalo Grove ...
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Keep world-class museum in placeApr 08, 2008 11:00 pm - On April 2, Illinois Landmarks named the DuPage County Historical Museum on the "10 Most Endangered Historical Places" list. David Bahlman, president of Landmark Illinoi...
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An important hour of contemplationApr 08, 2008 11:00 pm - My husband Earl and I observed Earth Hour in candlelight, a walk under the stars, and back inside again listening to music on our cranked-up solar radio. It was relaxing...
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Obama's strange views on racismApr 08, 2008 11:00 pm - Sen. Obama stated that his Caucasian grandmother on his mother's side, who helped raise him as a child, often said racist comments that made him "cringe." Doesn't it see...
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Leashes are for the safety of dog, tooApr 08, 2008 11:00 pm - I am familiar with the location of the Route 31 open area now used as a dog park. Several years ago, I would drive past this spot and there was hardly a car in the parki...
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Tell whole story on firefighter groupApr 08, 2008 11:00 pm - I couldn't help but chuckle at the claims made by the Northwest Municipal Conference in its opposition to pension adjustments for a unique group of Illinois fire fighter...
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Firefighters only want fair solutions to pension fundingApr 08, 2008 11:00 pm - Devaney, a Champaign firefighter, is legislative representative for the Associated Fire Fighters of Illinois. If you listen to the angst coming from the Northwest M...
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