Elmhurst Opinion
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Endorsements: Chaplin in DuPage County Board Dist. 2Oct 11, 2016 1:00 am - Another pair of excellent candidates will face off in November for a two-year term in DuPage County Board District 2, where Democratic incumbent Elizabeth Chaplin is bei...
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Supporting a fellow veteran for state senateOct 11, 2016 12:01 am - U.S. military veterans have a unique perspective on public service and an unparalleled set of leadership skills gained in the service of their country. As a Navy Aviatio...
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ACA opposite of what was promisedOct 10, 2016 1:00 am - The impact of the Affordable Care Act has been the complete opposite from what was promised. The ACA promised we could keep our plan. For the 20 years prior to the ACA, ...
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Columnist hardly has all the answersOct 10, 2016 1:00 am - After reading Kathleen Parker's column in the Friday, Sept. 23 Daily Herald, I have lost all respect for her as a columnist. She correctly prophesied in her column that ...
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Stop pattern of fiscal waste in SpringfieldOct 04, 2016 12:01 am - State Representative Deb Conroy, District 46, has been quoted as saying, "I will continue to work to rein in wasteful spending in DuPage County and throughout Illinois."...
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Don't need Dem ward bosses in DuPageOct 03, 2016 1:00 am - One of the reasons I moved to Lombard was to escape the grasp of Cook County Democratic politics. Now I learn my State Senator Tom Cullerton, D-23, is supported by the C...
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Time to celebrate the arts in schoolsSep 19, 2016 1:00 am - For decades, research has shown that when students participate in the arts as a part of their education, they go on to succeed in school, work and life. Designated by Co...
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Thanks for support of MAP grantsSep 17, 2016 1:00 am - I'm excited to return to the University of Illinois at the start of this new semester. In the year ahead, I hope our legislators address higher education affordability. ...
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Clinton politics just 'quid pro quo'Sep 07, 2016 12:01 am - This was a Hillary Clinton quote: "Trump would use Oval Office to enrich self over working class." Come again? A hypothetical might do by Donald As President is thrown o...
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Promises of past must now be metSep 05, 2016 1:00 am - On behalf of my parents, Donald and Jeanne Farquhar, I would like to extend kudos to Governor Rauner for recently signing Senate Bill 2301 into law, the Alzheimer's Dise...