Elmhurst Opinion
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Soapbox: Lawsuit presents a conflictNov 02, 2007 11:00 pm - Naperville City Councilman Richard Furstenau, who earlier this year was acquitted of striking a Naperville police officer, has every right to file a federal civil rights...
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Teachers earn the pay they are gettingOct 31, 2007 11:00 pm - Every so often the topic of teacher pay arises. Teachers have been struggling to get a fair wage for decades. Districts are finally coming up with salaries that attract ...
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Roskam drags feet on global warmingOct 28, 2007 11:00 pm - Peter Roskam has made it clear that he is not in favor of renewable energy by his votes on the Clean Energy Act and the Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Tax Act,...
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Drop costly pursuit of death penaltyOct 27, 2007 11:00 pm - In regards to the budget shortfall in DuPage County, before the county goes to the taxpayers for more money I think they need to re-examine some of their current spendin...
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Moment of silence is a waste of timeOct 26, 2007 11:00 pm - Our Illinois state legislators must have too much time on their hands. They have voted to override Gov. Blagojevich's veto of what I would consider one of the silliest l...
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Democrats wrong about Bush tax cutsOct 24, 2007 11:00 pm - The Congressional Budget Office reports that the federal deficit for fiscal 2007 fell 35 percent. Since 2004 the deficit has fallen by $251 billion -- the most in any ...
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Sometimes, news and rumors of news carry equal pressureOct 24, 2007 11:00 pm - In the end, readers will judge for themselves both the truth of what authorities say and the merits of what they don't. In an ideal world, rumors would never figure into...
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Soapbox: Learn from a lucky breakOct 19, 2007 11:00 pm - Randall Visor should feel lucky. The Batavia man, who is responsible for the deaths of four people 10 years ago in a drunken-driving accident, and for driving without a ...
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Appalling display of racism in LombardOct 19, 2007 11:00 pm - A terrible incident took place the morning of Oct. 8. A family who recently moved to Lombard had racial slurs and attacks painted on their property. However, this is not...
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Should Bob be more like Todd?Oct 18, 2007 11:00 pm - Perhaps Bob Schillerstrom should be more like Todd Stroger. Stroger, the Cook County Board chairman, wants to bail out the county from its financial morass by doubling t...