Lombard Opinion
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Baseless attack on COD candidateMar 11, 2009 11:00 pm - Only a few people in the makeshift courthouse that normally serves as College of DuPage's boardroom were witnesses to the sordid depths people will plumb to preserve pow...
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Festival cutbacks aren't wisest choiceMar 09, 2009 11:00 pm - Just a few days ago in this space, we urged suburban residents to resist the temptation to let fear of this wretched economy get the best of us. Rather than hunkering d...
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'Irreligious' to express one's views?Mar 07, 2009 10:00 pm - In response to the Feb. 19 letter by Nicole Glasgow, headlined "On freedom of, and from religion," I would like to share the following comments. Just how are people depr...
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Candidates forum at Glenbard NorthMar 06, 2009 10:00 pm - On Wednesday, March 11 at 7 p.m. the Glenbard North PTSA will host a candidates forum for the Glenbard High School District 87 board. Glenbard North High School is locat...
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A cautionary tale of letter writing and politicsMar 05, 2009 10:00 pm - May I direct your attention to a Fence Post letter appearing elsewhere on this page? It's headlined, "Response to Herald story on District 204." Submitted by four school...
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Higher standard needed for objectorsMar 04, 2009 10:00 pm - I attended the College of DuPage Election Board hearings in support of candidates whose appearance on the ballot was being challenged for trivial or exaggerated objectio...
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Group seeks end to abuse in child careFeb 27, 2009 10:00 pm - In response to the recent tragedy, the death of 16-month-old Benjamin Kingan, we have developed Illinois' first grass-roots organization known as Stop Abuse in Daycare (...
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Should we spike this electoral board system?Feb 26, 2009 10:00 pm - All's fair in love and politics, so trying to shoot an arrow through the heart of a candidate's petitions to run for office is a rite of passage when local elections rol...
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What do COD incumbents fear?Feb 20, 2009 10:00 pm - We should be thankful that someone is concerned about the rule of law in Illinois elections given the tarnished image of this state's political processes. Appointed Coll...
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Obama inspires politicians at all levelsFeb 15, 2009 10:00 pm - "Yes we can," the campaign slogan of Barack Obama, became a household slogan for all of America. Yes we can; a black man born to a Kenyan, raised in Hawaii becomes the f...