Elmhurst Opinion
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Time for schools districts to consolidate, control costsJul 02, 2010 11:00 pm - As someone who has spent his professional life leasing vehicles to companies, I was surprised and disappointed to see the Daily Herald's "Driving on our Dime" series imp...
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Bad time for two-month vacation for Winfield village presidentJul 02, 2010 11:00 pm - While most people would agree, everyone is entitled to a vacation, Village President Deborah Birutis gives new meaning to the expression "a little time off." Ms. Birutis...
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Carlos Zambrano's odds took turn for worseJul 02, 2010 11:00 pm - Mike Imrem said that Carlos Zambrano's stigma of being looked at as mentally ill was a reason to delay getting him help. No such stigma exists until the treatment fails,...
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Saturday SoapboxJul 02, 2010 11:00 pm - Ready, set, shop: In suburban Cook County, the 10 percent sales tax - among the highest in the nation - was rolled back half a percentage point this week. Granted...
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Preserving flora and fauna is not simpleJul 02, 2010 11:00 pm - Regarding a letter published June 24 about the delay in reopening Mallard Lake Perhaps I should not have been surprised at the perception of the letter writer from Rosel...
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A real catastrophe that will only worsenJul 02, 2010 11:00 pm - The writer who estimates that the drilling moratorium could devastate 40 percent of the Gulf economy is guilty of attempting to create his own wave of hysteria. The dril...
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Wheaton spending priorities misplacedJul 01, 2010 11:00 pm - As the governing body of Wheaton, the city council should be concerned about the preservation and promotion of Wheaton's history. Concerned enough to budget money so tha...
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Value of festivals goes beyond costsJul 01, 2010 11:00 pm - Tens of thousands with out-of-town holiday plans leave the suburbs this afternoon. More weekend traveling is expected this year than last, perhaps because of an improvin...
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Act before it's too late to save NavistarJul 01, 2010 11:00 pm - It was my great pleasure to read Rocky Ruggiero's June 22 letter to the Fence Post regarding the Navistar that Lisle and all of DuPage County just might lose. I've lived...
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Navistar can come back to public tableJul 01, 2010 11:00 pm - I am writing in response to recent letters and articles in which residents who challenge Navistar continue to be characterized as scurrilous, misinformed and paranoid. ...