Elmhurst Opinion
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Don't forget about Native AmericansJan 06, 2009 10:00 pm - While I greatly enjoy reading the Daily Herald, I often feel something missing. Today I see mention of the anniversary of the battle at Wounded Knee, but, being an AP r...
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Consider 'get one, give one' philosophyJan 03, 2009 10:00 pm - The current economic crisis is impacting more Americans than anything since the Great Depression. Food pantries are feeling the effects as they try to feed more people w...
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Addison Township pols get nice dealJan 02, 2009 10:00 pm - The attack on Rita Gonzalez by Pat Durante in his Dec. 21 letter to the editor missed the mark. Gonzalez won the county board seat in District 1 over Yolanda Campuzano f...
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Dist. 303 must be more accountableJan 02, 2009 10:00 pm - I am writing in response to Josh Stockinger's article about St. Charles schools' recommendation to pursue a massive taxpayer-funded construction project. How did Dist. 3...
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Time for a wall at our bordersJan 02, 2009 10:00 pm - It seems funny to me, that just today, people are starting to question the government policy on visas for foreign workers for jobs that have now completely disappeared. ...
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Law won't work if it's not enforcedJan 01, 2009 10:00 pm - Regarding the article on Dec 26th regarding tougher DUI laws going into effect, these laws only affect counties outside of Cook for the most part. First-time offenders c...
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Pothole patching paves path to profound columnJan 01, 2009 10:00 pm - Perhaps the pothole patcher is swifter than the pen. All I know is we had a plan on Tuesday to do a story about all the potholes popping up like petunias, but the report...
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Winners, losers and the CN mergerDec 27, 2008 10:00 pm - Few issues of local impact have seemed as inherently polarizing as the Canadian National Railway's acquisition of the Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway line, which runs in...
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Free Choice Act needs Congress OKDec 26, 2008 10:00 pm - The American middle class is disappearing. Wages have stagnated, health care and other costs are out of control, and no one in Congress seems to notice. American men and...
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How you can make community strongerDec 26, 2008 10:00 pm - Many of us are concerned with how the current economic crisis will impact our own families. While we may have less to give this year, we must not ignore the great needs ...