Glen Ellyn Opinion
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Township’s dubious 16.2 percent raisesJun 09, 2013 4:40 am - Township’s dubious 16.2 percent raises Anyone who has been following DuPage politics is aware of the bad blood between Milton Township Assessor Bob Earl and the tow...
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Consolidation bill a bipartisan effortJun 04, 2013 4:26 am - Consolidation bill a bipartisan effort Two years ago, DuPage County embarked on a mission to reduce the size, scope and cost of local government. After achieving so...
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The SoapboxJun 01, 2013 5:00 am - Unsung benefactor: We’d love to thank the person who donated $95,000 to honor those who died in military service, but he or she wished to remain anonymous. The gift will...
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Anxious for results of IRS probeMay 27, 2013 4:40 am - Anxious for results of IRS probe “The IRS has become morally corrupted by the enormous power which we in Congress have unwisely entrusted to it. Too often it acts l...
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The SoapboxMay 25, 2013 5:00 am - What’s a chaparral? It’s the formal name for a roadrunner, silly. The bird, no doubt best known through its cartoon character, is not common to Illinois. It also has bee...
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Graffiti artists should refine talentsMay 24, 2013 4:40 am - Graffiti artists should refine talents Our car is stopped at the railroad crossing. The gates are down, lights flashing, bells ringing. Here comes a train. This tim...
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Pave Belleau Woods, put up parking lot?May 20, 2013 4:40 am - Pave Belleau Woods, put up parking lot? Something is seriously wrong with the thinking of St. Francis School President Tom Bednar and State Rep. Jeanne Ives, as rep...
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The SoapboxMay 18, 2013 5:00 am - A courtroom first: This week’s conviction of Johnny Borizov in the murders of three Darien family members marked the first suburban gavel-to-gavel trial coverage with st...
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Glen Ellyn budget fiscally prudentMay 08, 2013 4:40 am - Glen Ellyn budget fiscally prudent On April 22, the Glen Ellyn board of trustees passed its budget for the fiscal year beginning May 1 by a vote of 4-1. This vote c...
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Editorial: Expedite federal help for flood victimsMay 07, 2013 9:28 am - The floodwaters are receding and what’s left behind in some communities across the region isn’t pretty. Muck, thousands of used sandbags, soggy carpeting, wet drywall, d...