Bolingbrook Opinion
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Representing Grover Norquist or me?Dec 07, 2012 3:07 am - Representing Grover Norquist or me? I am a resident of the 6th congressional district. My taxes are going up because Peter Roskam has said he won’t vote for higher ...
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Paramount’s boffo Braodway actDec 04, 2012 3:55 am - Paramount’s boffo Braodway act The Daily Herald’s participation in the Paramount Art Centre’s Greatest Hits from Broadway represents public service in its highest s...
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Cameras in the courtroom: It’s ‘not entertainment’Dec 02, 2012 4:00 am - “What we have here,” the grizzled editor says to the cub reporter, “is a case of the public’s right to know running smack dab into its right not to care.” The quote, I b...
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The SoapboxDec 01, 2012 4:00 am - Sleeping in a box: About 27 students — some who have not known hunger themselves — now have an idea of what it’s like to be homeless. The group camped out for a night on...
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Editorial: The case against municipal primariesNov 30, 2012 9:07 am - Here we are, enjoying a postelection breather before new members of Congress and the Illinois legislature are sworn in, and already another voting season is upon us. Jus...
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Obama should read up on GandhiNov 30, 2012 3:32 am - Obama should read up on Gandhi These words came from the master of peace, Mahatma Gandhi’s, own mouth: “Among the many misdeeds of the British rule in India, histor...
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Don’t stick suburbs with pension messNov 25, 2012 3:52 am - Don’t stick suburbs with pension mess Mike Madigan’s plan to dump the pension mess he helped create onto local school districts will inevitably lead to higher taxes...
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The SoapboxNov 24, 2012 4:00 am - Daunting task: Jeanne Ives and Stephanie Kifowit announced their resignations from the Wheaton and Aurora city councils following their election to the state legislature...
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Nov 24, 2012 4:00 am - Regarding your editorial, “It’s a good goal, but bad legislation,” I appreciate your point of view, but have you ever had cancer that required chemotherapy? I am now a p...
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Support temporary immigrant licensesNov 22, 2012 3:43 am - Support temporary immigrant licenses This Thanksgiving, as we gratefully reflect on the year’s blessings — loving family, warm home, safe journeys, food-a-plenty — ...