Elmhurst Opinion
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Editorial: 'Fear leads to hatred, hatred to anger'Nov 20, 2015 12:00 am - In Paris, a Muslim man wearing a blindfold, asks for hugs from those around him near a memorial site to last week's victims. “I'm a Muslim, but I'm told that I'm a terro...
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Look at victims of state budget impasseNov 14, 2015 11:00 pm - And so we begin a sixth month without a state budget because our so-called leaders put their personal and political agendas ahead of their sworn duty and continue to bic...
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Thanks for help with Peanut DaysNov 06, 2015 12:00 am - The Kiwanis Club of Lombard thanks the many people who generously supported our annual Peanut Days. Their generosity empowers the club to serve the children of Lombard a...
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Stop wasting money on Benghazi probeNov 02, 2015 12:00 am - I watched all 11 hours of the Benghazi Hearing Oct. 22 as I wanted to learn why it's taken 17 months with eight different house committee hearings and $4.7 million of ou...
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National priority: Defeat cancerOct 30, 2015 12:00 am - Recently, I traveled to Washington, D.C. with more than 750 of my fellow American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network volunteers from across the country to urge Congres...
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Editorial: DuPage County and reminders budgeting should be give-and-takeOct 29, 2015 1:00 am - It's budget season, both for the private and public sector. It's also silly season for some. Imagine if you will this scenario: Your boss tells you to prepare next year'...
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Editorial: It's leaders' responsibility to 'move forward' at College of DuPageOct 26, 2015 1:00 am - It's long past a time when cooler heads might prevail at the helm of College of DuPage, but, in spite of a downpour of negative news this month, the opportunity always e...
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State's overreach on COD hurts community collegesOct 16, 2015 1:00 am - Forty years ago, I received an exceptional education at Harper College. Harper's small classes and dedicated, enthusiastic professors sparked my passion to learn and gav...
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Efficient government must be our focusOct 16, 2015 1:00 am - It's roundly accepted that Illinois needs to reduce its 7,000-plus units of local government to save taxpayers money and improve the delivery of services and infrastruct...
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Editorial: Follow DuPage's lead to streamline governmentOct 04, 2015 11:00 pm - Illinois is the land of plenty. We have plenty of debt, plenty of high taxes and plenty of businesses fleeing for other states, to go with a fat history of political cor...