Bolingbrook Opinion
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We can change culture of violenceJan 02, 2013 3:40 am - We can change culture of violence Vote with your wallets and your opinions. We don’t have to wait for politicians to reinstate the ban on assault weapons to decreas...
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Editorial: The re-emerging joy of big ideasDec 24, 2012 4:00 am - Here’s a bit of positive news to reflect on this Christmas Eve morning: Development is returning to the vernacular of community planners in the suburbs. Of course, it’s ...
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Some Latinos didn’t fall for race baitingDec 23, 2012 4:00 am - Just finished reading a truly delusional article by Ruben Navarro (Fence Post, Nov. 21), replete with your typical inane anti-immigration straw man arguments concerning ...
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Leadership Team, people behind it, simply inspiringDec 23, 2012 4:00 am - How about some words on a topic that might be inspirational as we close in on the Christmas holiday? For more than a decade, the Daily Herald has formally honored our hi...
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Only one use for military-style weaponsDec 21, 2012 3:32 am - Only one use for military-style weapons I have owned guns since I was 12 years old (53 years), so I’m obviously not anti-gun. That doesn’t mean I checked my brain a...
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Losing ideals as ‘old white men’ pass onDec 18, 2012 3:49 am - Losing ideals as ‘old white men’ pass on It was interesting to read the comments from Joe Triolo, the World War II and Pearl Harbor survivor, particularly regarding...
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Editorial: Plan wisely for tablet use in schoolsDec 11, 2012 4:00 am - School-issued tablets, notebooks and other digital devices are filling the backpacks of thousands of suburban students, and it’s a trend not likely to slow. “There’s no ...
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Time to rethink parking at ECCDec 11, 2012 4:00 am - The parking lot at Elgin Community College needs to be improved. Students speed through it recklessly, traffic gets backed up because there are only a few exits, and stu...
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Following a tradition of Illinois politicsDec 11, 2012 3:05 am - Following a tradition of Illinois politics Imagine that we haven’t paid some of our bills for a long time, perhaps our mortgage or rent, our taxes and insurance pol...
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So many offices, candidates, so little timeDec 09, 2012 4:00 am - I've long held that the suburbs need a benevolent dictator or perhaps an elected king. I say that in jest, of course, but it's no laughing matter how many units of gover...