Glen Ellyn Opinion
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Forest commissioners act like slumlordsJul 17, 2016 12:01 am - After reading the Daily Herald's story headlined "Local Sierra Club says McKee House 'should be torn down,'" it appeared that DuPage Forest Preserve Commissioners were i...
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President only helped the big guysJul 09, 2016 1:00 am - It's said that the harder you work, the luckier you get. And I believe for the most part this is true. There couldn't be a greater example of hard work paying off than ...
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Why is Bill Clinton schmoozing AG Lynch?Jul 02, 2016 1:00 am - Imagine what would have happened if, in 1974, while her husband President Richard Nixon was being investigated for lying about Watergate, Mrs. Nixon met with the U.S. At...
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Think of entire state, not just 1 percentJun 29, 2016 12:01 am - For 18 months Governor Rauner has refused to work with legislative leadership to develop a budget. He has preached divisiveness in an effort to pit one region against an...
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Venezuela a good lesson for U.S.Jun 28, 2016 1:00 am - The Daily Herald and the press did a good job reporting on the devastating long term effects of socialism on Venezuela recently. Remember when Venezuelan leaders threw o...
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Stop pensions for DuPage county boardJun 16, 2016 1:00 am - Recently, the Illinois General Assembly unanimously passed Senate Bill 2701 that would prohibit newly elected county board members from receiving pensions through the Il...
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The 'cascade' effect of minimum wageJun 09, 2016 1:00 am - Lost in the debate about the $15-an-hour minimum wage is the "cascade" effect. If a $10/hour employee gets a 50 percent increase to $15/hour, then those with higher skil...
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Want a bloody nose, just start a fightJun 06, 2016 1:00 am - I am in the Burmese city of Yangon watching the Japanese broadcast of Obama's visit to Hiroshima. I felt moved to express my thoughts to NHK. Here is a copy of my email:...
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Nothing but praise for middle schoolsJun 05, 2016 12:01 am - Middle schools often get a bad rap. As our experience with these institutions comes to an end, we wanted to offer a different perspective. If I had to pick one word to d...
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Government lines abound everywhereMay 23, 2016 1:00 am - Waiting in line at the airports has become intolerable, and it's not only airports. If anyone has been in a post office lately the government waiting game plays out ther...