Bolingbrook Opinion
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Exorbitant fee for seeking informationNov 02, 2007 11:00 pm - On Sept. 28, I made a Freedom of Information request to the DuPage County Election Commission. On Oct. 1, I spoke with the commission's assistant director, Doreen Nelson...
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Soapbox: Lawsuit presents a conflictNov 02, 2007 11:00 pm - Naperville City Councilman Richard Furstenau, who earlier this year was acquitted of striking a Naperville police officer, has every right to file a federal civil rights...
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Soapbox: Turbulent forecastNov 02, 2007 11:00 pm - They call it stormy Monday but Tuesday will probably be just as bad for DuPage Republicans running for county board. Monday marks the deadline for candidates to file in ...
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Politicians insult veterans once againNov 01, 2007 11:00 pm - Once again politicians are using veterans to make "feel good points". I read that they are renaming I-355, Veterans Memorial Highway. Whoop de do! While I applaud the t...
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Not such a great generation todayNov 01, 2007 11:00 pm - Referring to his book, "The Greatest Generation," Tom Brokaw writes: "In the spring of 1984, I went to the northwest of France, to Normandy, to prepare an NBC documentar...
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Planned Parenthood not good for AuroraNov 01, 2007 11:00 pm - Our family has resided in Aurora for the past nine years in the Oakhurst North neighborhood. We have always liked the area and enjoyed watching it grow. Right now we fee...
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Give bin Laden a firm return replyNov 01, 2007 11:00 pm - Every year, the media gets keyed up by the tape and reminds U.S. citizens that bin Laden remains at large and dangerous, like a lowly viper in the grass. And every ye...
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Removing risk in red light camerasOct 31, 2007 11:00 pm - Opponents of red light cameras express concern that the institution of this penalty-based surveillance increases the number of accidents. This would occur from drivers'...
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Too much money in the bureaucracyOct 30, 2007 11:00 pm - The Daily Herald is to be commended for its excellent series on school finances. Chapter four of the series reports the percentage of actual funding expended on instruct...
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Not enough money to bust protestersOct 30, 2007 11:00 pm - No wonder DuPage County State's Attorney Joe Birkett wants to buck the budget and hire more prosecutors. With all those anti-war protesters and Bush-Cheney bashers out t...