Glen Ellyn Opinion
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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...
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The SoapboxMay 04, 2013 5:00 am - Preckwinkle warms to our suburbs: On Tuesday, Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle attended a luncheon in Palatine to speak to Northwest suburban business leader...
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Limits to what the pope can changeApr 28, 2013 4:00 am - Limits to what the pope can change I read with sadness the letter in the April 23 edition of the Herald about our new pope. I agree with Judith’s description of Pop...
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Is Obama one of the ‘rich folk’ himself?Apr 27, 2013 5:00 am - Has this president ever made a speech or public statement where he hasn’t called for “rich folks to pay their fair share.” Since President Obama’s emergence in politics ...
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Disarming public skirts real issuesApr 26, 2013 4:40 am - Disarming public skirts real issues Today we are debating the impact guns have on our society. With the murder rate in Chicago hovering around 16 per 100,000 reside...
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Editorial: Drop pension perks for forest officialsApr 25, 2013 2:28 pm - DuPage County Forest Preserve Commission President D. Dewey Pierotti Jr. would like the state legislature to stay out of the commission’s business. And, generally, we’d ...
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Despite new pope, no real changeApr 23, 2013 4:40 am - Despite new pope, no real change When Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio was named Pope of the Roman Catholic Church, a happiness manifested itself around the world th...
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Media ducking abortion tragedyApr 21, 2013 4:40 am - Media ducking abortion tragedy I would like to know why the media has so thoroughly ignored and failed to report the horrific details of the Kermit Gosnell trial at...