Addison Opinion
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Judging at Naperville Ribfest no laughing matterJul 01, 2012 5:00 am - As you read this, perhaps you’re on your second cup of coffee, contemplating some pancakes, maybe bacon and eggs. I’ll be snarfing down some barbecue ribs. As long as th...
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Photogs’ faves: From MJ to ?GuatemalaJun 24, 2012 5:00 am - So, Patrick Kunzer’s irascible photo editor tells him to get something other than the standard head-on shot. Something we’ve never seen before, maybe a behind-the-scenes...
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The SoapboxJun 23, 2012 5:00 am - 25 years for kids museum: DuPage County should be proud that the vision of Louise Beem and Dorothy Carpenter, who used a station wagon to move exhibits from one home to...
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Road rage lesson for the ages: Be like GandhiJun 18, 2012 11:00 am - It was more than 20 years ago, but I remember the discussion well. We were gathered in the boss' office planning the stories of the day. High on the agenda was a local c...
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A puppet for the 1 percent?Jun 17, 2012 5:00 am - A puppet for the 1 percent? Chris Grecos’ letter to the editor on May 30 gives the impression that U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam supports the elimination of tax loopholes ...
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The SoapboxJun 16, 2012 5:00 am - Hats off to dads: What better time than the week before Father’s Day to be honored at the White House for promoting men’s involvement in their children’s lives? David Hi...
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Bin Laden may have the last laughJun 15, 2012 5:30 am - As I watch President Bush with his wife, Laura, on the evening news unveiling their portraits with President Obama and Michelle Obama, I think to myself: “We had it all....
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Zoning board ruling on COD was wiseJun 10, 2012 4:46 am - On May 10, 260 unhappy homeowners/taxpayers stated their opposition to College of DuPage’s expansion plans. Too many large (3 stories high) structures that are within 10...
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The SoapboxJun 09, 2012 5:00 am - Ray and the first morning of summer: Here's how Ray Bradbury wrote about growing up in Waukegan in the intro to “Dandelion Wine.” “It was a quiet morning, the town cover...
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Good dog! Unfortunately, not ‘amazing’ dogJun 03, 2012 5:00 am - “If it bleeds, it leads” was the slogan sarcastically ascribed to a TV station’s story play philosophy. But if it barks, it nets a boatload of viewers, sells a lot of n...