Elmhurst Opinion
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The SoapboxMay 26, 2012 5:00 am - How true: Message on Schaumburg city sign outside the police and fire department this week: “Got freedom? Thank a soldier.” Simple words, profound meaning. In particula...
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Gun control hardly a success in GermanyMay 26, 2012 5:00 am - “This year will go down in history. For the first time, a civilized nation has full gun registration. Our streets will be safer, our police more efficient and the world ...
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‘Genuine’ Christians are not racistMay 24, 2012 5:00 am - Barack Obama promised to be a unifier, but he has become a divider; one of those areas is race. He seems to be pitting blacks against whites. And whenever a conservative...
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COD, support, don’t compete with facultyMay 24, 2012 5:00 am - When the voters of College of DuPage District 502 approved a $168 million referendum in 2010 for physical improvements at the college, we did so with the understanding t...
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Outraged at Winfield secret police talksMay 24, 2012 5:00 am - I am outraged at discovering that Winfield village trustees have been secretly negotiating with the sheriff’s department for 10 months in an effort to obtain their servi...
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All I do is think about the kidsMay 23, 2012 5:40 am - I would like to share some thoughts with the author of “Our View” printed on the May 16 editorial page. I teach in a Title I school in Elgin Area School District U-46. I...
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Banks’ greed won’t abate without ‘help’May 22, 2012 1:00 am - Banks claim they must have immense size in order to meet the liquidity needs of their largest customers. However, risking financial collapse is the price the country is ...
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Glen Ellyn shows its generosityMay 22, 2012 1:00 am - The Glen Ellyn Food Pantry would like to publicly thank all the members of our community who made the first Spring Fling fundraiser a great success. Local vendors came t...
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Obama pandered on same sex marriageMay 22, 2012 1:00 am - President Obama said he approves of same sex marriages. The “reverend” Jesse Jackson adamantly agreed. (What kind of reverend agrees with things that go directly against...
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Winfield’s secret-spilling trustee: Hero or villain?May 20, 2012 5:00 am - Winfield village board member Tim Allen says fellow Trustee Eric Spande is not the hero of this story. “I think he’s the villain,” Allen said in Saturday’s Daily Herald....