Itasca Opinion
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Times, techniques change, but mission stays the sameOct 31, 2021 8:50 pm - We are, it appears, cursed to live in interesting times. There was a time when the "make money" portion of the Daily Herald's well-known three-pronged mission statement ...
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Wouldn't Betty Loren-Maltese Memorial Tollway be more apt?Oct 31, 2021 8:29 pm - You wouldn't name the Brookfield Zoo after Michael Vick, the official canine exterminator of the NFL. O'Hare International Airport isn't going to be renamed for the mayo...
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Better days ahead for School Dist. 10Oct 31, 2021 7:47 pm - I have wondered what is going to happen to our Itasca 10 School District with the acceptance of Superintendent Ken Cull's resignation (to retire after the upcoming schoo...
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This contrast stingsOct 31, 2021 7:29 pm - This contrast stings While the DuPage County Board wrings its hands over how to handle a budget catastrophe, the DuPage County Forest Preserve District is in the financi...
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Some suicides require coverage, but always with sensitivityOct 31, 2021 7:04 pm - Sad though it is, covering tragedy is a mainstay of daily news reporting. When people are injured or die violently, a wide range of factors come into play to make that n...
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Fans singing for a chance at 7th heavenOct 31, 2021 6:42 pm - As a kid growing up in Arlington Heights, Matt Shepardson dreamed of stepping up to home plate at Wrigley Field and launching a Ryne Sandberg-esque home run as C...
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Praying for an end to cruel abortionOct 31, 2021 6:47 pm - It is a sad day in America -- in our community -- when under the guise of caring for women's health, another abortion clinic will soon open in DuPage County. Recently, ...
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Metra needs money to keep runningOct 31, 2021 5:44 pm - So ridership keeps going up on Metra and more and more suburban commuters are opting for trains rather than cars in this era of high gas prices and increasing road conge...
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Soapbox: Cloudy forecast in District 203Oct 31, 2021 5:41 pm - Jackie Romberg has her work cut out for her as the newest member of the Naperville Unit District 203 school board. Appointed last week by the six other board members, th...
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Wanted by disillusioned public: leadersOct 31, 2021 5:34 pm - While candidates and pundits wonder endlessly if a presidential wannabe is black enough or woman enough, too Mormon, too liberal or too conservative, voters and taxpaye...