Elmhurst Opinion
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Superdelegates are hardly democraticApr 11, 2008 11:00 pm - The Democratic Party has devised a reliance on "super-delegates" to determine who will be their candidate for president. These super-delegates are NOT elected nor voted ...
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Lombard library's in a great locationApr 09, 2008 11:00 pm - In response to a letter by Robert Biddle suggesting that Lombard's Helen Plum Library move to Main and Parkside, I would submit that the best asset the library possesses...
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Chronicling elusive standard of judgment by 'content of character'Apr 09, 2008 11:00 pm - Random thoughts: Sometimes the news is its own object lesson. Daily Herald Staff Writer Emily Krone worked for a week and a half to find and interview suburbanites who c...
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Use hard-earned tax dollars wiselyApr 06, 2008 11:00 pm - Both Lombard and Villa Park want new libraries. The towns are next to each other and unconventional thinking would have them build a joint facility. Expenses would be a...
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Educators aren't just principals, teachersApr 05, 2008 11:00 pm - Now comes the story of Al Weber. Weber, as Daily Herald reporter Sheila Ahern wrote last week, was not what we normally think of when we hear the word educator. He was ...
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Thanks for a great property tax forumApr 03, 2008 11:00 pm - On March 25, I, along with state Sen. Carole Pankau and state Rep. Franco Coladipietro, hosted a property tax legislative forum at Addison village hall. I would like to ...
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Jack Bauer and Smokey the horse jump through hoopsApr 03, 2008 11:00 pm - My last column about dogs chronicled the gut-wrenching decision last fall to put to sleep our 13-year-old Boston terrier, Fudge. The upside of losing a dog, I guess, is ...
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Some interesting newsmakers aren't the usual newsmakersApr 02, 2008 11:00 pm - We don't always have to look to Hollywood, Washington or Wrigley Field to find people with the most-interesting or even most influential lives. Where do you go to meet t...
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Take advantage of Cook County taxesApr 01, 2008 11:00 pm - I have an idea for the counties surrounding Cook County. Since Cook County does not know how to handle a budget and they do know how to raise taxes, this is a plan to bu...
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Best site for new Lombard libraryMar 31, 2008 11:00 pm - Lombard's village board is getting close to further discussion and possible workshops on the now vacant and readily available parcel at Main and Parkside. The last oppo...