Glendale Heights Opinion
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Huge price to be cops of the worldMay 15, 2013 4:00 am - No more Mr. Nice Guy. I'm going to say it. People like Richard Cohen need to give up his citizenship and move to Isreal or Palestine or Egypt. Regarding his May 1 colum...
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Congress should learn to governMay 15, 2013 4:00 am - In 1787, when our Constitution was written, Edmund Randolph's seventh proposal was for our president to be elected by Congress for one seven-year term and would be remov...
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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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Religion shouldn’t be blamedMay 04, 2013 5:00 am - I object to the headline reporting on the Boston Marathon bombing that said: “Officials: Brothers were driven by religion.” As though it is all religious. How unfair and...
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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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Editorial: A healthy dose of inspirationMay 03, 2013 5:00 am - Sometimes, it seems like life has you stuck in place. Something’s not going right, and it’s hard to see a way through all the obstacles to getting back on track. That’s ...
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Editorial: Teaching languages is serious businessMay 01, 2013 5:00 am - An old joke told in Europe goes like this: Q: What do you call a person who speaks two languages? A: Bilingual. Q: What do you call a person who speaks many languages? A...
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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 ...