Elmhurst Opinion
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Pass tax increases, but trim governmentApr 05, 2010 11:00 pm - It's not every day that school-age children take to the streets chanting, "Save our schools, save our teachers." However, that's exactly what occurred March 26 in Glenda...
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Stop hiring illegal immigrantsApr 05, 2010 11:00 pm - I am appalled that at the UPS service centers around Chicago, there are over 200 workers that are illegal immigrants. Some have worked at UPS for 15-20 years, while neve...
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Health law will help students, tooApr 05, 2010 11:00 pm - My daughter is a senior in high school and she wants to be a doctor. Her older brother is studying to be a teacher. The combined cost of their college education will be ...
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The Taste of Lombard finds a wayApr 03, 2010 11:00 pm - Last month, it looked like the Taste of Lombard, one of the suburbs' biggest Fourth of July festivals, was dead, another victim of recessionary cutbacks. The village boa...
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Thanks for clearing way to health careApr 03, 2010 11:00 pm - I want to thank U.S. Rep. Bill Foster for supporting the health reform legislation. There are many aspects of the law that are important to me: guaranteed coverage of ev...
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GOP health care rally cry: 'Fix it.'Apr 03, 2010 11:00 pm - Most Republicans seem to be unhappy with the new health care reform package that was signed into law. They all seem to be uniting under the common goal and slogan of "re...
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Put up or shut up on government gripesApr 03, 2010 11:00 pm - Every day I get e mails from people that are tired of how our government is run. Now if you are as tired as you say you are lets start fixing it. Let's demand that DuPag...
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Why are we firing the teachers?Apr 02, 2010 11:00 pm - I am flabbergasted by the approach of firing all the teachers in a school to improve student performance. In the corporate world, the equivalent would be when a company ...
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Why arts are an essential skillApr 02, 2010 11:00 pm - The arts are proven to help close the achievement gap. The collection of research described in Critical Links: Learning in the Arts and Student Academic and Social Devel...
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'No-cussing zone' for White House?Apr 02, 2010 11:00 pm - Does the current administration in Washington hold the record for profanity proneness? The media had to delete an adjective from Vice President Biden's greeting of Presi...