Bolingbrook Opinion
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Iraq war a cause for our recessionMay 05, 2008 11:00 pm - While economists may disagree on the costs of the war and its effect on the recession, most recognize that there are trade-offs between Iraq spending and spending on dom...
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Shaken faith in environmental protectionMay 03, 2008 11:00 pm - It is a terrifying moment when people find out their homes or nearby land may be contaminated. And it is at these times they turn to government for support and counsel. ...
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Praise for dramatic gains in schoolsMay 03, 2008 11:00 pm - Quite often on this page we voice our concerns, thoughts and insights on politics, taxes, education, the economy and the governing bodies and decisions they make that af...
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Wright should be mad at DemocratsMay 03, 2008 11:00 pm - Barack Obama's former pastor, the Rev. Jeremiah Wright, made the bold claim that the federal government allowed the attack on Pearl Harbor to happen just so the U.S. had...
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Don't memorialize five crash victimsMay 03, 2008 11:00 pm - It is wrong to erect a memorial for the five teenagers who were tragically killed in a car accident. I, too, have experienced the incomprehensible pain and grief of losi...
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Saturday soapbox: Time to act on Winfield underpassMay 02, 2008 11:00 pm - Time to act on Winfield underpass Winfield trustees would do well to heed the warning of Village Manager William Barlow: Act fast on long-debated plans for a pedestrian ...
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Mail order catalogs harm environmentMay 02, 2008 11:00 pm - With regard to the familiar pop-culture term "Going Green," (to those of you under 40, this isn't a new concept, it's been around since the '70s), I wonder why it is tha...
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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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Can't ignore the GOP fiscal failuresApr 30, 2008 11:00 pm - After reading Mike Davitt's letter in the April 10 Daily Herald, all I could do is shake my head and say to myself, "There he goes again." Mr. Davitt continues to push t...
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Thanks for the sympathy, officerApr 27, 2008 11:00 pm - Thanks for the sympathy, officer While Dunkin Donuts handed out free doughnuts for Tax Day, Arlington Heights police spent Tax Week nabbing overzealous drivers along Pal...