Elmhurst Opinion
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Record hasn’t matched rhetoricMar 14, 2012 5:31 am - As a candidate for Wheaton City Council in 2011, Jeanne Ives promised to end no-bid contracts by the city. Her website listed that issue as one of her top 10 reasons for...
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Support Brownfield in D23 Senate raceMar 14, 2012 5:29 am - In just a week, you and I will be heading to the polls to vote in the Democratic primary election. When I get to the State Senate race, I am voting for Greg Brownfield, ...
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One step toward solving problemsMar 13, 2012 5:17 am - I am writing to endorse Chris Nybo as state senator in the new Senate District 24. As a former village trustee and York Township committeeman, I understand how important...
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Protector of rights U.S. has breached?Mar 13, 2012 5:17 am - So, now that the Blunt Amendment was defeated along party lines — a narrow vote of 51 to 48 that killed a measure that would have allowed employees and insurers to opt o...
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Leave airwaves to decent human beingsMar 13, 2012 5:16 am - In Rush Limbaugh’s vague apology to Sandra Fluke for calling her a slut, a prostitute, a woman who likes lots of sex, a women who should make sex tapes of her lovemaking...
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Chose to be responsible motherMar 13, 2012 5:16 am - In honor of National Women’s History Month, I’d like to show support to President Obama for passing a health care law mandating a requirement that religious-affiliated i...
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No need proven for speed camerasMar 13, 2012 12:00 am - Safety near our schools is a universal goal. Everyone can agree on its importance, right? But do we need or want cameras tracking motorists as they drive by schools? Wil...
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Heavy-handed answer to school crowdingMar 11, 2012 9:36 am - Wheaton Warrenville Unit District 200 administrators’ proposed “solution” for Franklin Middle School overcrowding (and their implementation of it) smacks of heavy-handed...
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Enough with the perks for polsMar 11, 2012 9:06 am - I have been enlightened by the articles over the last several months when it comes to salaries and pension programs that our DuPage County and forest preserve boards hav...
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Care manager can give elderly supportMar 11, 2012 9:05 am - Yet another article about elder individuals victimized by fraud (“Scams targeting baby boomers on the rise,” Monday, March 5) reveals serious gaps in care for vulnerable...