Glen Ellyn Opinion
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Efficient government must be our focusOct 16, 2015 1:00 am - It's roundly accepted that Illinois needs to reduce its 7,000-plus units of local government to save taxpayers money and improve the delivery of services and infrastruct...
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Judge's handling of IT case impressiveOct 09, 2015 12:00 am - Having an interest in governmental proceedings, I sat in on a bench trial in Judge Liam Brennan's court room recently. It was for two defendants in the DuPage Forest Pre...
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Don't forget where IEDs came fromOct 05, 2015 1:00 am - It was the catch phrase we were introduced to after World War II - Lest We Forget. Fourteen years after the worst attack in our country's hostory we're on the verge of ...
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Editorial: Follow DuPage's lead to streamline governmentOct 04, 2015 11:00 pm - Illinois is the land of plenty. We have plenty of debt, plenty of high taxes and plenty of businesses fleeing for other states, to go with a fat history of political cor...
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COD holdovers need to consider legacyOct 03, 2015 1:00 am - I'm gonna save about $25 next year because the reform College of DuPage Board of Trustees just cut my COD taxes 5 percent. That's money I don't need so I'll probably don...
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Editorial: The next step in local control of salariesSep 22, 2015 11:00 pm - Editor's Note: An earlier version of this editorial identified a $400,000 bonus that was to be paid to outgoing University of Illinois Chancellor Phyllis Wise but f...
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Cost and value at the two-year collegeSep 21, 2015 1:00 am - Last week, the White House announced the rollout of the College Scorecard, which is intended to provide potential students with data on college cost, graduation, debt an...
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Springfield Dems' misplaced prioritiesSep 16, 2015 12:00 am - Illinoisans deserve a government that treats taxpayers with respect and is fair to state employees who administer necessary services. Last week in Springfield, a group o...
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Small wonder GOP loves TrumpSep 13, 2015 12:00 am - Donald Trump is a bloviating bullying bigot who offers up simplistic solutions to complex problems. No wonder Republicans love him so much. Daniel Welch Glen Ellyn ...
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Cheney should be shunned by mediaSep 07, 2015 1:00 am - When former VP Dick Cheney appeared on CBS Sunday Morning to re-write the history of his criminal war in Iraq, he was asked about the current chaos there involving the I...