Lombard Opinion
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Soapbox: Words hardly sufficeOct 12, 2007 11:00 pm - Adequate words truly fail in expressing condolences to longtime political fixture Jim Ryan and his wife, Marie, on the death by apparent suicide of their son Patrick. Te...
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Women don't need Planned ParenthoodOct 11, 2007 11:00 pm - Human beings, unlike animals, have reason. They are able to choose their behavior. Oral contraceptives cause abortions. They are abortifacients. Either you don't know th...
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Even for maligned marathon, half-full glass close at handOct 10, 2007 11:00 pm - If the Cubs could hit with men on base, the clear failings of this year's marathon would have been relegated to a front-page footnote. For the purposes of this column, I...
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Take CROP walk to change the worldOct 09, 2007 11:00 pm - Hunger and poverty are rampant in our world, and something must be done about them. Our Great Prairie Trail CROP Hunger Walk is a great place to start. For a few hours a...
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Weary of 'for the children' argumentOct 09, 2007 11:00 pm - It wasn't enough that Congress was swamped with phone calls and e-mails when they tried to force the last immigration farce on us. Sen. Dick Durbin has now reached back ...
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Requiring ID to vote is a good ideaOct 08, 2007 11:00 pm - I think it is time for Daily Herald writer Cynthia Tucker to enter the real world. She recently wrote a column railing against the federal government's plan to requir...
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Blackwater ran deep and dark for years on current fearOct 07, 2007 11:00 pm - "Gentlemen, welcome to Baghdad." That was the announcement that came over the jetliner's loudspeaker as we landed in Iraq. The captain rightly used the word "gentlemen" ...
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Soapbox: Just keep this in mindOct 05, 2007 11:00 pm - We understand why students were offended by author Sherman Alexie's use of a racial slur, sexual innuendo and language that offended disabled students and their teachers...
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Great cooperation in storm cleanupOct 05, 2007 11:00 pm - In the aftermath of the Aug. 23 F-1 tornado, the unincorporated areas of Milton Township experienced the worst storm damage in living memory. The township highway depart...
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Preventive services that women needOct 02, 2007 11:00 pm - As a resident of DuPage County for over 50 years, I was glad to see that Aurora is to have a fine new medical facility provided by Planned Parenthood, which will provide...