Addison Opinion
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Craig in Hanover Park - with Roberts, Cannon, Bakes, CorralMar 19, 2009 11:00 pm - The politics in Hanover Park has turned ugly since Rodney Craig had the effrontery to not only challenge but defeat the old guard in a stunning upset for village preside...
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Are you smarter than a city council candidate?Mar 19, 2009 11:00 pm - Attention Napervilleans, candidates, others interested in the local electoral process. Here's a pop quiz. Part I: Can you name the people who hold these key jobs: Police...
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Afghan war is doomed to failureMar 17, 2009 11:00 pm - Continuing an Afghan war is doomed to failure. Never have the Afghanis been defeated. They have been called the Graveyard of Empires. In the recent past, Britain and Rus...
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Just saving the taxpayers some moneyMar 15, 2009 11:00 pm - In his March 13 letter to Fence Post, DuPage Democrat Party boss Bob Pieckert made some outrageous statements regarding a state office that Addison Township rents to Sta...
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Festival cutbacks aren't wisest choiceMar 09, 2009 11:00 pm - Just a few days ago in this space, we urged suburban residents to resist the temptation to let fear of this wretched economy get the best of us. Rather than hunkering d...
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Candidates forum at Glenbard NorthMar 06, 2009 10:00 pm - On Wednesday, March 11 at 7 p.m. the Glenbard North PTSA will host a candidates forum for the Glenbard High School District 87 board. Glenbard North High School is locat...
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A cautionary tale of letter writing and politicsMar 05, 2009 10:00 pm - May I direct your attention to a Fence Post letter appearing elsewhere on this page? It's headlined, "Response to Herald story on District 204." Submitted by four school...
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Should we spike this electoral board system?Feb 26, 2009 10:00 pm - All's fair in love and politics, so trying to shoot an arrow through the heart of a candidate's petitions to run for office is a rite of passage when local elections rol...
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Know your rights as a potential jurorFeb 25, 2009 10:00 pm - Amid government corruption everywhere, it is time to take a hard look at the judicial system, and question the erosion of jury's rights in the criminal trial process. Th...
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Supreme court choices a concernFeb 13, 2009 10:00 pm - In his Jan. 31 letter, Theodore Utchen wrote the right to an abortion involves balancing the actuality of an existing being (the woman) versus the potential of a fetus. ...