Elmhurst Opinion
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First to be honest about tax increaseSep 24, 2010 11:00 pm - In response to a recent letter to the editor, I offer the following: One thing Alexi Giannoulias has is honesty. In an attack ad on TV, Alexi is shown advocating an inco...
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Saturday Soapbox: Gator aidSep 24, 2010 11:00 pm - Gator aid: We shouldn't have to point out that alligators make extremely bad (not to mention illegal) pets. So we'll focus on these lessons, courtesy of Chewy, Bu...
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Butterfield Road plan falls shortSep 24, 2010 11:00 pm - I am dismayed that the plan to improve Butterfield Road does not address the absence of a signal at the Arrowhead and Butterfield Roads intersection. First, while there...
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Roskam, Lowe need to hold public forumSep 24, 2010 11:00 pm - Dear Congressman Peter Roskam and candidate Ben Lowe: As a lifelong constituent of the 6th congressional district of Illinois, I am seeking a public forum where both of ...
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And, now, the rest of the story at O'HareSep 24, 2010 11:00 pm - More than 500 homes and businesses in Bensenville and Elk Grove have been demolished or stand condemned to make way for Mayor Daley's ever-expanding "economic engine." A...
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Now is time to get involved locallySep 24, 2010 11:00 pm - The right to vote is meaningless when there is no choice to make. Two years ago, for example, more than half of the non-partisan seats on the various ballots in DuPage C...
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Sad testament to state of journalismSep 24, 2010 11:00 pm - It is a sad testament to the state of journalism in America that the Daily Herald routinely fails to check even the most basic and easily verifiable facts in the letters...
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A top 10 list for the 6th CongressionalSep 23, 2010 11:00 pm - Top 10 reasons to vote for Ben Lowe for Congress in the 6th Congressional District: 10. Ben Lowe lives in the district, just like Peter Roskam. 9. Ben Lowe is a Christi...
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Thanks for help with refugee kidsSep 23, 2010 11:00 pm - Opening the World Through Literacy (OWL), a nonprofit, volunteer-run tutoring program for refugee children in the Glen Ellyn area, would like to acknowledge those who so...
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Need a 'no' voice to insane spendingSep 23, 2010 11:00 pm - Thomas Jefferson said it best: "I place economy among the first and most important virtues, and public debt as the greatest danger to be feared." U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam...