Glen Ellyn Opinion
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Endorsement: Cronin an outstanding leader for DuPage CountyOct 15, 2014 1:01 am - DuPage County Board Chairman Dan Cronin is seeking his second term to oversee the second-largest county in the state. He is being challenged by Bob Peickert, head of the...
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Endorsements: Fichtner, Curran, Eckhoff, Khouri, NowakOct 15, 2014 1:01 am - The DuPage County Board has done good work holding the line on property taxes, moving toward consolidation of redundant taxing bodies and working together to benefit con...
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Isn't lifelong gift worth $95 a year?Oct 15, 2014 12:01 am - Isn't lifelong gift worth $95 a year? Does giving back to your community have to be measured by a tax deduction? The potential benefit of foregoing the indoor pool ...
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Endorsement: Roskam for Congress, Dist. 6Oct 10, 2014 1:01 am - In Peter Roskam, voters in the 6th Congressional District know who they have: a knowledgeable, conservative GOP voice with eight years of experience in the U.S. House. C...
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Why all of us are war criminalsOct 03, 2014 12:01 am - Why all of us are war criminals Who is the war party, who threatened and goaded the government into launching Iraq War III, now including Syria? The war party inclu...
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Editorial: Another squabble in which taxpayers loseOct 02, 2014 1:01 am - It's a story that's existed probably as long as the intertwined offices of local government themselves: The person or people who control the purse strings put another of...
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Editorial: Time for COD trustees to see all spending, as other boards doSep 19, 2014 1:01 am - Whenever someone says, essentially, "That's the way we've always done it" when something is questioned, it's a red flag. That usually means it hasn't been looked at in a...
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Secularism by far more murderousSep 18, 2014 12:01 am - Secularism by far more murderous In a recent letter James Cook espouses "secularism" as an alternate to religion because of the murderous and destructive nature of ...
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Saturday Soapbox: Ten suburban issues worth special reflectionSep 06, 2014 1:01 am - DuPage do-over: After announcing a new executive director the same day they announced the firing of Arnie Biondo, who held the job for seven months, DuPage County f...
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Editorial: Goal should be openness without censureSep 02, 2014 11:00 pm - Ken Sorrick had already put his time in running a school district and dealing with elected board members and the media. The retired North Palos Elementary District 117 s...