Elmhurst Opinion
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Healthy school food should be affordableJun 01, 2010 11:00 pm - An apple a day keeps the doctor away, as long as the apple is affordable. Schools are trying to keep unhealthy snacks and sugary drinks out of vending machines. But an a...
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More problems after red-light camerasJun 01, 2010 11:00 pm - Most accidents happen in or near intersections. So, at first it seemed like a good idea to have cameras at major intersections. Having cameras there might be a deterrent...
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Other cemetery visits have meaningJun 01, 2010 11:00 pm - I am surprised that a veterans group leader regards the president's visit to a veterans cemetery other than Arlington less meaningful on Memorial Day. The day is a cerem...
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Need to fix our addiction to oilMay 31, 2010 11:00 pm - The U.S. is often described as a "fix-it" nation; presented with a problem, we Americans actively seek to fix it. The problem is that some things, like the out-of-contro...
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Thanks for saving post prom at NorthMay 31, 2010 11:00 pm - Last May, after 15 years, the Glenbard North High School Parent Teacher Student Association voted to dissolve. This organization had been responsible for many successful...
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Why an anonymous mailing in Winfield?May 31, 2010 11:00 pm - Residents of Winfield received an anonymous piece of direct mail recently regarding village politics. Why would someone in a small village like Winfield want to spend a ...
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Preserve summertime in the suburbsMay 30, 2010 11:00 pm - It's an idyllic American scene: Families grouped on blankets in the park on the Fourth of July, picnicking on snacks from local vendors, listening to a municipal band wh...
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Out-of-control teacher pensionsMay 29, 2010 11:00 pm - The recent comments in the Fence Post by Don Young are all over the map and distort the facts. You will find that proponents such as Mr. Young will use "averages" as muc...
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Oil spill relegated to back pagesMay 29, 2010 11:00 pm - Even before the gushing oil flow that began April 20 is stopped, newspapers are already assigning coverage of the disaster to their back pages. Perhaps they conclude th...
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Self-centered foes thwarted NavistarMay 29, 2010 11:00 pm - It is a mixed blessing to live in a country where great efforts are made to protect honest people from the misuse of power, only to realize that those protections can th...