Elmhurst Opinion
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Bears mistaken on Cutler backupJul 29, 2013 4:40 am - Bears mistaken on Cutler backup Where is the contingency plan if Jay Cutler fails this year? If this is truly his make-or-break year, then why isn’t there anybody c...
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Editorial: Efforts to remember Korean War veterans long overdueJul 26, 2013 5:00 am - Sixty years ago this week, American forces in Korea engaged in what would be their final combat of the three-year war. Guns fell silent on July 27, 1953, as an armistice...
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Cohen needs a lesson in civicsJul 23, 2013 4:40 am - Cohen needs a lesson in civics We pledge our allegiance to a republic and not to a democracy because we live in a republic and not a democracy. Francis Bellamy, a s...
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Editorial: Monteith death, local numbers emphasize urgency, depth of heroin problemJul 19, 2013 5:00 am - More than a decade ago, the Daily Herald produced a series of reports spanning more than two years about heroin use in the suburbs. We called the series “The Hidden Scou...
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Editorial: Signs of a new era for Glen Ellyn, College of DuPageJul 17, 2013 8:28 am - It was just a village board planning retreat, so what could be the big deal about Glen Ellyn village leaders’ meeting Monday at College of DuPage? In some ways, the loca...
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The SoapboxJul 06, 2013 5:00 am - Tragedy in Arizona: The horrific wildfire in Arizona that claimed the lives of 19 firefighters was a national tragedy but hit close to home for Lake County residents thi...
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Double standard for southern bellesJun 30, 2013 4:40 am - Double standard for southern belles Seems that if you are a black congressman and you call a male Caucasian “whitey,” that’s OK. If you are a member of Congress and...
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Outrage at Paula Deen is misplacedJun 28, 2013 4:40 am - Outrage at Paula Deen is misplaced Recently Paula Deen lost her job because sometime in the past she used the N word and spoke of hiring black men as waiters at a f...
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Government gave Cheney a heartJun 28, 2013 4:40 am - Government gave Cheney a heart Who says that government-provided health insurance isn’t any good? It gave Dick Cheney a heart, didn’t it? Daniel Welch Lombard ...
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Hillary Clinton still likes usJun 27, 2013 4:40 am - Hillary Clinton still likes us Apparently Fritz Alexander did not get his information about what Hillary Clinton said from the news conference to the Congressmen wh...