Elmhurst Opinion
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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...
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Threat to the poor on Social SecurityMar 30, 2008 11:00 pm - I am submitting this letter to let you know how I feel about privatizing Social Security. The most vulnerable of people depend on Social Security on a monthly basis. I ...
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Matter of fairness on hookah loungeMar 29, 2008 11:00 pm - Cultures, health issues and the finer points of the law clashed over smoking lounges in Schaumburg last week. In the end, common sense won a narrow victory -- but it was...
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Matter of fairness on hookah loungeMar 29, 2008 11:00 pm - Cultures, health issues and the finer points of the law clashed over smoking lounges in Schaumburg last week. In the end, common sense won a narrow victory -- but it was...
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Fighting the copy-cat syndrome in the age of instant messagingMar 27, 2008 11:00 pm - Bomb threats. Suicides. Gang names. Things we often, as a matter of course, don't write about. The reasons are all intertwined. Someone who gets his jollies causing a ru...
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Attention-getters aren't always what sell newspapersMar 26, 2008 11:00 pm - We strive for a front page that, rather than concentrating on the lure of death and destruction, is teeming with the activities of real life. ...