Glen Ellyn Opinion
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Partisan politics in the way of progressJun 12, 2012 1:00 am - The article relating to the jobs report featured on the front page of the June 1 paper is disconcerting; however, it is even more of a concern to read on to Page 8 that ...
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Zoning board ruling on COD was wiseJun 10, 2012 4:46 am - On May 10, 260 unhappy homeowners/taxpayers stated their opposition to College of DuPage’s expansion plans. Too many large (3 stories high) structures that are within 10...
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Helpful info on recycling, plantingsJun 10, 2012 4:46 am - Thanks for an unusually helpful couple of essays in the HomesSaturday section on June 2. Bev Bennett’s informative advice on recycling household goods instead of adding ...
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The SoapboxJun 09, 2012 5:00 am - Ray and the first morning of summer: Here's how Ray Bradbury wrote about growing up in Waukegan in the intro to “Dandelion Wine.” “It was a quiet morning, the town cover...
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Time for discussion of energy plansJun 08, 2012 1:00 am - We urgently need to discuss “smart meters,” but in the larger context of this nation’s energy plans. These meters are just a piece of a wrongly directed government effor...
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Good dog! Unfortunately, not ‘amazing’ dogJun 03, 2012 5:00 am - “If it bleeds, it leads” was the slogan sarcastically ascribed to a TV station’s story play philosophy. But if it barks, it nets a boatload of viewers, sells a lot of n...
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The SoapboxJun 02, 2012 4:46 pm - Clear enough? It ought to be at least a little embarrassing that nearly every interaction between the village of Glen Ellyn and the College of DuPage needs to be vetted ...
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NATO should have its own comic stripJun 02, 2012 1:00 am - The U.S. today acts like the leader of an Action Comics team of superheroes (NATO) that rampages around the world slaughtering innocents at will in their obsession to co...
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Glenbard East thrilled for new turfJun 02, 2012 1:00 am - With great excitement, Glenbard High School District 87, the Glenbard East Booster Club and Lombard Park District have developed a partnership to install synthetic turf ...
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Police costs worthy of fresh look, tooJun 01, 2012 5:00 am - Whatever else you might say about the recent recession and prolonged recovery, it certainly has taught us in the suburbs to see many things in a new light. Sacred cows a...