Opinion Stories from August 22, 2011 (Change date)
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We agree that Lombard should move toward spending transparencyAug 22, 2011 4:00 am - Transparency is often a difficult term for public officials. Many campaign on a platform of openness but often get skittish when it comes time to actually practice what ...
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Toll increase worth the benefitsAug 22, 2011 4:00 am - Toll increase worth the benefits As mayor of Bensenville, a town that sits on the western edge of one of the world’s busiest airports and at the crossroads of North...
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Look to Coolidge for good senseAug 22, 2011 4:00 am - The wisdom of “Silent Cal:” Ÿ “The people cannot look to legislation generally for success. Industry, thrift, character, are not conferred by act or resolve. Government...
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A first step on life’s journeyAug 22, 2011 4:00 am - I recently explored the distressing trend of higher education devolving into an ultraexpensive job-training program rather than giving students the opportunity to discov...
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Metra needs to clean up lots fasterAug 22, 2011 4:00 am - Dear Metra: I am writing to follow up again on the issues I had written about previously. To my great surprise and disappointment, after being off the train for a few we...
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We need a fresh start on CongressAug 22, 2011 4:00 am - When my computer stops working, I can reboot it and it works again. When my cell phone stops working, I can reboot it and it works again. When my TV stops working, I can...
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College should admit hostility to gaysAug 22, 2011 4:00 am - College should admit hostility to gays The Aug. 4 Daily Herald reports that Wheaton College has been ranked No. 1 by the Princeton Review as the most unfriendly uni...
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Next election holds little hopeAug 22, 2011 4:00 am - I suppose a lot of people watched the Republican clone “debate” on television. They all spoke the party line and argued among themselves about how much of the party line...
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What’s wrong with these bleeping people?Aug 22, 2011 4:00 am - Scene: An elevator in New York Presbyterian Hospital where several others and I were temporary hostages of a filthy-mouthed woman who was profanely berating her male com...
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