Elmhurst Opinion
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How ‘bout donating to bottom 50 percent?Jan 07, 2012 5:04 am - I recently paged through the editorials to read how one gentleman made Speaker John Boehner the bad guy in this whole payroll tax holiday debacle. Well, he left out a fe...
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Can Bears come in to the 21st Century?Jan 07, 2012 5:04 am - While it’s true the Mugs Halas moved the Bears in the right direction by hiring Jim Finks, Mugs died suddenly, which allowed George Halas to resume control of the Bears....
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Recalling ‘temporary’ toll increaseJan 07, 2012 5:04 am - The ending of World War II had ushered in an era of ambitious interstate highway building in the Chicago area. Old Chicago neighborhoods were razed and replaced with wid...
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Roselle music school food drive a successJan 06, 2012 4:00 am - Thank you to everyone who helped make the Roselle School of Music Food Drive for the Northern Illinois Food Bank a success — the musicians who performed (the Fedor famil...
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There’s a place for roadway solicitingJan 06, 2012 4:00 am - You’ve seen them as you drive to the grocery store, the hardware store or wherever you go, especially on sunny days when people are out. A firefighter lugging a giant ru...
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How ‘bout term limits without pensions?Jan 06, 2012 4:00 am - My hat goes off to Richard Schutt for his letter to the editor entitled “One more reason for term limits.” He speaks the truth, that many of our elected officials in Was...
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New Year’s vow: make dent in hungerJan 06, 2012 4:00 am - As the new year begins, hunger in America is more widespread than at any time since the Great Depression. People who once donated food to food pantries now stand embarra...
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Forest board pro photo rule absurdJan 05, 2012 4:00 am - The decision of the DuPage County Forest Preserve board to charge photographers an absurd fee of $200 dollars a day (Daily Herald, Dec. 22) has got to be the most incomp...
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Don't blame public employees for messJan 05, 2012 4:00 am - The Daily Herald editorial of Jan. 2 was startling, completely unexpected and very disappointing. It proposed to solve the current Illinois public pension debacle by ext...
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DH came up short of fearing GodJan 04, 2012 4:00 am - As a longtime subscriber, I read the Herald daily but don't often feel the need to comment on the opinion or Fence Post section. Not because I always agree with what I r...