Elmhurst Opinion
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Serve government for honor, not moneyMar 06, 2012 4:40 am - I see from a recent newspaper that the sister of the DuPage County Board chairman has a nice part-time job with the state, thanks to Gov. Quinn. It is only $36,000 a yea...
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A good steward of the landMar 06, 2012 4:00 am - Forest preserve districts are authorized by statute to acquire land to preserve, protect, restore and restock it with natural flora and fauna for the education and recre...
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Misguided notion of ‘salvation’Mar 06, 2012 4:00 am - Thank you, Mr. Teune (Feb. 19 letter), for regaling us with your biased interpretation of Bible passages. I never realized how the amoral ideology of liberalism is our “...
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Warrenville owed more than correctionMar 04, 2012 5:00 am - I was dismayed at the article, “In 5 years, 82 suburbs’ property tax take rose,” listing Warrenville in the 10 highest property tax spikes. This is misleading, with the ...
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Don’t endorse Roskam in the fallMar 04, 2012 5:00 am - Don’t endorse Roskam in the fall While I like all three Democratic candidates for the 6th Congressional District, I support your editorial endorsement of Leslie Coo...
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Vote Petzel for CongressMar 03, 2012 6:00 am - Fourteen is the age when pop cultures commands the attention of most teenagers, but the Petzel family of Carpentersville produced a son who observed the world differentl...
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Stop questioning Obama’s citizenshipMar 01, 2012 11:00 pm - A letter in the issue of Feb. 5 questions the citizenship of President Obama as to his birthplace. As a former Chicagoan, I have an Oklahoma-born daughter whose now-late...
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Bad example of double-dippingMar 01, 2012 11:00 pm - Sadly, the mayor of Elmhurst, Pete Decianni, is running for the DuPage County Board while stating his intention to continue to hold the office of mayor if he wins. There...
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Thanks for Burt’s Suburban StoriesMar 01, 2012 11:00 pm - Thank you for putting Burt Constable’s Suburban Stories on the front page. I welcome reading stories that are optimistic. Thanks again for publishing positive views of s...
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Pay attention to the ‘other 1 percent’Mar 01, 2012 11:00 pm - There’s been a whole lot of chatter lately about occupy movements, the 99 percent the 1 percent ... Wouldn’t it be nice if even a fraction of the time, energy and news c...