Elmhurst Opinion
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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...
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Editorial: Expedite federal help for flood victimsMay 07, 2013 9:28 am - The floodwaters are receding and what’s left behind in some communities across the region isn’t pretty. Muck, thousands of used sandbags, soggy carpeting, wet drywall, d...
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Religion shouldn’t be blamedMay 04, 2013 5:00 am - I object to the headline reporting on the Boston Marathon bombing that said: “Officials: Brothers were driven by religion.” As though it is all religious. How unfair and...
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The SoapboxMay 04, 2013 5:00 am - Preckwinkle warms to our suburbs: On Tuesday, Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle attended a luncheon in Palatine to speak to Northwest suburban business leader...
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No fear of being treated like criminalApr 26, 2013 4:40 am - No fear of being treated like criminal When we speak of immigration reform many people view it as a Latino issue because that is what is seen on television, or beca...
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This Muslim group deplores violenceApr 25, 2013 4:40 am - This Muslim group deplores violence We have not yet discovered the Boston Marathon bombers’ motives, but we know they are Muslim. In the days after the attack, thou...