Lombard Opinion
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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...
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Soapbox: Independent voices crucialSep 28, 2007 11:00 pm - Gov. Rod Blagojevich has replaced the lone tollway board member critical of the agency's long list of politically connected firms and other practices. The governor did n...
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Divergent stories about religion and sexuality needed to be toldSep 27, 2007 11:00 pm - Anytime it takes more than a year to get something in the newspaper, you really hope it was worth the trouble. So if the virulence -- and diversity -- of opinion on the ...
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Immigration laws need to be changedSep 25, 2007 11:00 pm - Theodore Utchen proposed that the 14th Amendment to the Constitution be corrected to solve the problem of citizenship. (Fence Post, Aug. 25). The amendment states that i...
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'Onion' award to the forest preserveSep 24, 2007 11:00 pm - Were I to have the pleasure of creating awards, I think an "Orchids and Onions" category might be appropriate. Based upon recent articles in the Daily Herald, it would n...