Elmhurst Opinion
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Is Rauner message really good for us?Feb 07, 2014 1:01 am - Is Rauner message really good for us? Mr. Rauner's new commercial emphasizes how hard he would be on the "special interests." You know who those special interests a...
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Now online: Bare knuckles political brawl!Feb 02, 2014 4:00 am - Keith Matune came out swinging. “How many times do you need to vote with Mike Madigan to be a Chicago Democrat?” he said, ticking off several alleged instances: the pens...
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Jan 29, 2014 3:40 am - Columnist takes the “I” out of column Congrats to Jim Slusher for his column of Jan. 16, which totally avoids use of the “I” pronoun or its derivatives. I had chide...
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Columnist’s ego too big for print?Jan 13, 2014 4:00 am - While reading Jim Slusher’s column on Dec. 26 about his love of reading, I was struck by his frequent use of “I,” “I’m” or “I’ll” (36 times) and “my” (six times). Could ...
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Perhaps they’ll next outlaw pedestriansJan 07, 2014 3:40 am - Perhaps they’ll next outlaw pedestrians A recent Daily Herald article stated that there was an increase in railway/road crossing collisions in Illinois, up 9.5 perc...
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What did lawmakers put in teacher fund?Dec 21, 2013 3:40 am - Did the teachers pension fund enter into a retirement system with an enforceable contractual relationship as stated in our constitution? The answer is no because the leg...
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Moylan vote ‘on the right side of history’Dec 16, 2013 4:00 am - I am writing as a constituent of the 55th District. I would like to express my sincere thanks to Rep. Marty Moylan for casting his vote in favor of marriage equality dur...
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Editorial: It’s the best time to share the wealthDec 11, 2013 8:35 am - A front-page story Tuesday on the so-called “new rich” of U.S. adults — those with household income of $250,000 or more — increasing in numbers in America, comes at a fo...
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Can we not keep Christ in Christmas?Dec 11, 2013 3:40 am - Can we not keep Christ in Christmas? In a letter to the editor of the Daily Herald on Dec. 8, Steve Howard expresses the sentiment that “whatever you do, do not use...
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The SoapboxDec 07, 2013 4:00 am - Check those IDs: Given the problem of teen drinking, it’s disappointing to see so many Bartlett businesses failed a recent age check in which police used two 18-year-old...