Elmhurst Opinion
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Don't dissolve panel in midst of electionJan 15, 2019 12:00 am - Today, the DuPage County Board has a historic opportunity to overhaul the way we manage our elections. I think we owe it to the voters to get this right the first time a...
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Give educators the respect they deserveDec 31, 2018 12:00 am - Enough already with the teacher bashing. I started my career as a teacher, then left to go to law school and became a litigator. I have been a teacher and a lawyer, and ...
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Library's building plans are past dueDec 29, 2018 12:00 am - Helen Plum Library has pushed the "Our Next Chapter" concept for nearly three years now. Seeing they have yet to even turn the page on their fictional tale of inconceiva...
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New lawmakers, push for infrastructure upgradeDec 15, 2018 12:00 am - Congratulations to the many newly elected state legislators from the Western and Northwestern suburbs. Reps. Deanne Mazzochi, Mark Walker, Amy Grant, Joyce Mason, Terra ...
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Good job, school boardDec 14, 2018 12:00 am - A tip of the hat to the Geneva School District 304 for holding their ground during the teacher strike. Typically what happens in these cases is that the school board giv...
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An additional perspective on pensionsDec 14, 2018 12:00 am - I appreciate Jake Griffin's front page story on fire chiefs collecting pensions as well as salaries. I felt he did a very good job of pointing out the pension dilemma an...
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Climate solution bill introduced in CongressDec 08, 2018 12:00 am - It has been 10 years since a serious bipartisan bill has been introduced in Congress to address climate change, but on Nov. 27, it happened. HR7173, the Energy Innovatio...
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Thank the presidentNov 28, 2018 12:00 am - I wonder if all the people that spend every waking hour complaining and blaming and hating our president could take a step back, take a hard look at all of the economic ...
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County board can avoid partisanshipNov 24, 2018 12:00 am - Elections often give us a lot to think about. One thought that comes to mind is that the newly elected DuPage County Board has an excellent opportunity to demonstrate bi...
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A climate message for Democrats, tooNov 20, 2018 12:00 am - Wow! What a great "Guest View' on "A lesson on climate politics in the 6th District" Nov. 12 by Wheaton College student Chelsey Giesz and other members of Young Evangeli...