Elmhurst Opinion
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Vote 'no' on new Villa Park librarySep 15, 2008 11:00 pm - Why $25 million for a new Villa Park library? The current request is $10 million dollars more then the newly built Addison library, and that facility is 6,000 square fe...
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GOP convention a wonder to beholdSep 11, 2008 11:00 pm - What a wonderment the Republican convention was to behold. For four nights Republicans stood before the American people and said, in effect, "The Republicans have messed...
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3 screw-ups aside, upping driving age might not be wiseSep 11, 2008 11:00 pm - Was I ready to drive at age 16? On a cold, rainy February afternoon, the day I turned 16, I headed for the drivers license bureau to take the test. All I really remembe...
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Our once-great state needs some workSep 10, 2008 11:00 pm - As I drive these deteriorating roadways of to days Illinois, I have to wonder about the people that were in office when these highways were built. Many of these highways...
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Don't bulldoze Bensenville yetSep 05, 2008 11:00 pm - Currently, O'Hare expansion is being plagued with a perfect financial storm - construction costs that are much more than anticipated combined with an airline industry th...
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Imrem should try crime reportingAug 25, 2008 11:00 pm - Sports columnist Mike Imrem, who snores watching an Olympic swim races, should give up writing about sports and switch to the crime beat. He can't generate enthusiasm vi...
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The day we began to devalue human lifeAug 17, 2008 11:00 pm - In response to Cal Thomas' "Government can't set price on life" on Monday Aug. 4, I have an answer to Cal's question regarding pinpointing the precise beginning of the c...
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Saturday Soapbox: Listen up, parentsAug 15, 2008 11:00 pm - Dress your kid for school. Check. Pack him or her a nutritious lunch. Check. Make sure they do their homework and say please and thank you. Check. Time for the Parenting...
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Day of Giving great way to battle apathy in troubled timesAug 14, 2008 11:00 pm - Philanthropy, I'll bet, is on a downswing. People are struggling to pay for a tank of gas, food at the store and other essentials; how can they find money to give to ch...
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Illinois' lack of trust in teen driversAug 13, 2008 11:00 pm - A recent article stated that there were over 4.3 million babies born in the USA, in 2007. That is a record. I am curious. Just how did the Democrat-run Illinois legisla...