Elmhurst Opinion
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When Life Doesn't Work out the Way You Want: Create Plan BJun 02, 2013 11:00 pm - "Life is All About How you Handle Plan B Plan A is always my first choice. You know, the one where Everything works out to be Happily ever-after. But more often tha...
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Demand improved civic educationJun 01, 2013 5:00 am - In response to “Batavia school board disciplines teacher after survey flap” on May 29, Illinoisans should be outraged. A social studies teacher who uses a relevant oppor...
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Journalists’ sense of right and wrongMay 31, 2013 4:40 am - Journalists’ sense of right and wrong If you deliver guns willy nilly into the hands of murderous Mexican drug dealers and thus contribute to the deaths of who know...
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Mayor: County must help homeownersMay 29, 2013 5:00 am - Many suburban Cook County taxpayers have experienced massive property tax increases over the past few years. Despite falling prices in the real estate market, residentia...
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Obama pushing hybrids on usMay 27, 2013 4:40 am - Obama pushing hybrids on us It amazes me how this administration is continually harping on the new “hybrids.” The United States has more oil deposits under its own ...
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The SoapboxMay 25, 2013 5:00 am - What’s a chaparral? It’s the formal name for a roadrunner, silly. The bird, no doubt best known through its cartoon character, is not common to Illinois. It also has bee...
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Do pols represent you or the NRA?May 24, 2013 4:40 am - Do pols represent you or the NRA? Those senators who voted against the bill expanding background checks for gun purchases are telling us that they are satisfied wit...
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The SoapboxMay 18, 2013 5:00 am - A courtroom first: This week’s conviction of Johnny Borizov in the murders of three Darien family members marked the first suburban gavel-to-gavel trial coverage with st...
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Chance of restoring Meigs Field?May 18, 2013 5:00 am - The Federal Aviation Authority recently reversed its decision to close several airport towers due to funding issues. On Nov. 10, 2001, our daughter (age 8, at the time) ...
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Congress should learn to governMay 15, 2013 4:00 am - In 1787, when our Constitution was written, Edmund Randolph's seventh proposal was for our president to be elected by Congress for one seven-year term and would be remov...