Addison Opinion
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Scrapbook time of year for parents is good news for us allMay 21, 2008 11:00 pm - Individually, graduates may be experiencing the raw ache of 'last times' for so many activities, but collectively, they remind us of an important cycle of life When you ...
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Saturday Soapbox: DuPage CountyMay 16, 2008 11:00 pm - Government going too far Addison leaders are attempting to make the village prettier by banning window-mounted air-conditioning units from the fronts of buildings. So th...
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Some Barenaked thoughts about ...May 15, 2008 11:00 pm - So, here we are -- my son, his friend and I -- standing in a long line outside Border's bookstore in Oak Brook on Saturday. We're waiting to get in to see my favorite ba...
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Mrs. Keigher's sixth graders provide some hope for the futureMay 08, 2008 11:00 pm - Perhaps there is hope for kids. And newspapers. The two often don't go hand in hand. More so than ever, we keep hearing about how young people don't read newspapers. A c...
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Home visiting works to reduce incidence of child abuse, neglectMay 06, 2008 11:00 pm - Curran, Perez and Zaruba are members of Fight Crime: Invest in Kids Illinois As the sheriffs of DuPage, Kane and Lake counties, we've seen many serious, disturbing crim...
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Say a prayer for our National Day of Prayer?May 01, 2008 11:00 pm - As this is written, I've seen about 1.5 of the three stories we're doing on the myriad National Day of Prayer services throughout DuPage County. I think my favorite will...
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Restore funding of Extension programApr 30, 2008 11:00 pm - For 90 years, the state of Illinois has supported the University of Illinois Extension. Extension provides research-based educational programs to the communities of Illi...
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Saturday Soapbox: Full of ironyApr 25, 2008 11:00 pm - David Murray's brush with death last week was drama of the highest degree -- and with no small amount of irony. Thrown from his motorcycle and holding on for dear life t...
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Pinball would-be wizard's lament: For the days of Tropic IsleApr 24, 2008 11:00 pm - One of my favorite childhood memories goes back to when I was 7 or 8 years old. My dad would take me with him to his Friday-night bowling league. While he bowled, I'd p...
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Right policy is to tranquilize animalsApr 22, 2008 11:00 pm - Regarding the recent shooting of the cougar in my old neighborhood of Roscoe Village, there may be the possibility that tranquilizing of animals by law enforcement may h...