Elmhurst Opinion
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Punish gang bangers, not gun ownersFeb 28, 2013 3:40 am - Punish gang bangers, not gun owners When it comes to drunken driving, we place blame on the driver, not the car or the alcohol. There aren’t any proposals to ban al...
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Did lawmakers forget amendments?Feb 28, 2013 3:40 am - Did lawmakers forget amendments? Why are gun restrictions being placed on Americans when owning a firearm is part of the Second Amendment? The Second Amendment was ...
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Rise in gas prices is unsettlingFeb 24, 2013 3:40 am - Rise in gas prices is unsettling It disturbs me to drive to the local gasoline pump and watch the cost rise dramatically. Drivers are subject to Metra tax, (for Ill...
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Good first steps in SchaumburgFeb 21, 2013 4:00 am - Solving a tough police case takes time, patience and the hard work of following a lot of leads and attending to many details. Solving the crisis of confidence that arise...
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The SoapboxFeb 16, 2013 4:00 am - A touching tribute: It’s been five years since a gunman took the lives of five Northern Illinois University students and injured others, and it’s heartening to see how t...
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Should have asked for artist’s OKFeb 14, 2013 3:40 am - Should have asked for artist’s OK A fellow artist sent me the Jan. 22 Daily Herald article titled “Lombard trustee touches up incomplete mural of historic sites.” I...
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‘State-run media’ reports on marchFeb 06, 2013 3:40 am - ‘State-run media’ reports on march I find it fascinating that The Associated Press in its Jan. 26 report referred to the participants of a march as “anti-abortion a...
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The reality of public pension plansFeb 06, 2013 3:40 am - The reality of public pension plans Proponents of “defined contribution systems” of retirement plans do not know the realities of most Illinois public pension plans...
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Brave new world of text messaging, courtroom camerasFeb 03, 2013 4:00 am - The other day, while scrolling through the thread of my text messages, I discovered the person I swap notes with most often, after my wife and son, is Josh Stockinger, w...
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Time to celebrate our commonalitiesJan 31, 2013 3:40 am - Time to celebrate our commonalities Perhaps I am not the only one out there that has noticed a need for politicians, whether they are from either side of the aisle ...