Glen Ellyn Opinion
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Mrs. Keigher's sixth graders provide some hope for the futureMay 08, 2008 11:00 pm - Perhaps there is hope for kids. And newspapers. The two often don't go hand in hand. More so than ever, we keep hearing about how young people don't read newspapers. A c...
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Home visiting works to reduce incidence of child abuse, neglectMay 06, 2008 11:00 pm - Curran, Perez and Zaruba are members of Fight Crime: Invest in Kids Illinois As the sheriffs of DuPage, Kane and Lake counties, we've seen many serious, disturbing crim...
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Say a prayer for our National Day of Prayer?May 01, 2008 11:00 pm - As this is written, I've seen about 1.5 of the three stories we're doing on the myriad National Day of Prayer services throughout DuPage County. I think my favorite will...
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Waging a futile war in AfghanistanApr 27, 2008 11:00 pm - While the endless American quagmire in Iraq consumes most of our squandered military manpower and treasure, most Americans are oblivious of the second endless quagmire t...
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Thanks for support of Clean Car ActApr 26, 2008 11:00 pm - Several DuPage legislators have sided with their constituents against industry lobbyists by co-sponsoring the Illinois Clean Car Act. They are to be praised! If the Gen...
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Saturday Soapbox: Full of ironyApr 25, 2008 11:00 pm - David Murray's brush with death last week was drama of the highest degree -- and with no small amount of irony. Thrown from his motorcycle and holding on for dear life t...
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Pinball would-be wizard's lament: For the days of Tropic IsleApr 24, 2008 11:00 pm - One of my favorite childhood memories goes back to when I was 7 or 8 years old. My dad would take me with him to his Friday-night bowling league. While he bowled, I'd p...
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Time to adequately fund our collegesApr 21, 2008 11:00 pm - I recently had the pleasure of meeting with students from the College of DuPage, a thriving community college campus located in the heart of my legislative district. Dur...
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Trees are thriving; don't cut them downApr 20, 2008 11:00 pm - We just had to have two trees cut down from the front of our property. One was a 47-inch red oak which housed a nest of five tiny raccoons (which we were able to save). ...
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Transparency at College of DuPage?Apr 19, 2008 11:00 pm - The front page of the Daily Herald reported on how certain College of DuPage Board members negotiated a contract with a PR firm, to the tune of $90,000, apparently witho...