Elmhurst Opinion
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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 ...
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Get ready for a spate of biggests, bests, worstsDec 25, 2008 10:00 pm - I don't know about you, but I really like those end-of-the-year lists - the best/worst TV shows, movies, fashion, hairdos and don'ts. Some might argue that this is lazy...
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Special election for all offices in Illinois?Dec 19, 2008 10:00 pm - Let us recap where our once-great state stands today. We have public official A, never indicted. We now have Senate candidate Number 5, hmm, not yet indicted. We have a ...
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Volunteer options at Giving DuPageDec 17, 2008 10:00 pm - Thank you, Daily Herald, for your Dec. 9 front-page coverage of the increasing needs of our nonprofit organizations and the need for volunteers in our community. As a c...
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Not enough plans for snow plowing?Dec 12, 2008 10:00 pm - I was interested in your recent story about suburban towns that were cutting back on plowing and salting streets because of budget shortfalls. Isn't one of the most impo...
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9,637 text messages: A Glen Ellyn affair to rememberDec 11, 2008 10:00 pm - Did they do anything wrong? Or perhaps the question would be better-phrased - wrong enough to warrant firing or a demotion? The attempted firing, then aborted demotion o...