Elmhurst Opinion
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County kids have inside track to jobsJun 22, 2009 11:00 pm - I am writing in response to the June 10 Daily Herald article about DuPage County officials, nepotism and summer jobs in the county. I start this response with the fact t...
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Be proactive against pesky mosquitoesJun 22, 2009 11:00 pm - Two sure signs of summer are expected to surface this week - one welcome, one not so. Meteorologists say the warmer weather we've been craving after what seemed to be a ...
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Divisive language hinders public debateJun 21, 2009 11:00 pm - People sing a familiar refrain when fighting development around the suburbs. Traffic. Noise. Parking problems. Property values. These affect how we live, quality of lif...
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School bd. censure smothers debateJun 19, 2009 11:00 pm - Open discussion, debate, and dialogue are all things you would expect to occur during your local school board meetings. Yet, it is this type of discourse that the Hinsda...
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Playtime over; take their toys awayJun 15, 2009 11:00 pm - I have always wondered why it is that some unsuspecting politician/lobbyist is periodically culled from the herd and prosecuted over pay-to-play behavior. It is after al...
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Aurora alderman calls for changeJun 15, 2009 11:00 pm - On June 1, like many of you, I paid our property tax bills. My tax bill has increased 27 percent in two years. I hear the blame to include school districts, park distric...
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Citizens, paper can both do a better jobJun 14, 2009 11:00 pm - I agree with Mr. Willis Farnham's concern (May 4th Letter to Editor) regarding local issues in ones own community. I also agree with his viewpoint that newspapers could ...
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Bailout won't save autoworker jobsJun 12, 2009 11:00 pm - The government is now in control of two of the big three automakers. Why is our government in the car business? The president and his union supporters have all been so e...
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Here's the story on campaign financeJun 11, 2009 11:00 pm - In a feeble attempt to divert attention from the facts about the Republican Party and Addison Township, Pat Durante's May 9 letter once again relies on name-calling, inn...
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Addison Twp. leader wasn't 'handed' jobJun 11, 2009 11:00 pm - I just had to respond to the letter to the editor by Amy Tauchman, as she signed her letter as merely being from Glen Ellyn, thus acting as though she were some unbiased...