Hinsdale Opinion
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Say a prayer for our National Day of Prayer?May 01, 2008 11:00 pm - As this is written, I've seen about 1.5 of the three stories we're doing on the myriad National Day of Prayer services throughout DuPage County. I think my favorite will...
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Saturday Soapbox: Full of ironyApr 25, 2008 11:00 pm - David Murray's brush with death last week was drama of the highest degree -- and with no small amount of irony. Thrown from his motorcycle and holding on for dear life t...
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Pinball would-be wizard's lament: For the days of Tropic IsleApr 24, 2008 11:00 pm - One of my favorite childhood memories goes back to when I was 7 or 8 years old. My dad would take me with him to his Friday-night bowling league. While he bowled, I'd p...
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RTA does well to keep pressure on for capital planApr 19, 2008 11:00 pm - No one denies the need for a capital projects budget in Illinois. The lingering question has been whether state political leaders can stop squabbling long enough to find...
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Why it might really pay to be lucky rather than goodApr 17, 2008 11:00 pm - I think I first heard the expression on the golf course. A guy skulls a short pitch shot. Instead of a highly lofted shot that lands softly on the green, it takes off li...
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Township denies freedom of speechApr 13, 2008 11:00 pm - Voters in Downers Grove Township, your voices have been silenced. A public policy question about immediate withdrawal of our military will not be on the ballot in Novemb...
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Higher priorities than Wrigley FieldApr 12, 2008 11:00 pm - I was born a few steps away at Illinois Masonic Hospital and as a young child grew up in the shadow of Wrigley Field. I am a lifelong Cub fan (even though I split White...
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Untimely pay raises for mayor, trusteesApr 12, 2008 11:00 pm - Raising the pay of local elected officials can be a tricky subject. In the first place, most elected officials don't get into community leadership for the money, and tha...
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Chronicling elusive standard of judgment by 'content of character'Apr 09, 2008 11:00 pm - Random thoughts: Sometimes the news is its own object lesson. Daily Herald Staff Writer Emily Krone worked for a week and a half to find and interview suburbanites who c...
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Citizens need this portal to accountabilityApr 07, 2008 11:00 pm - You've just filed your Illinois tax return. And you're more than a little angry about how much you've paid in state taxes given the fiscal shenanigans in Springfield. So...