Lombard Opinion
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The SoapboxDec 08, 2012 4:00 am - Give it your all: Hersey High School senior Alex Baratta of Arlington Heights may be intimidating with his perfect GPA, his multisport prowess and his big, giving heart,...
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County board has held line on taxesDec 07, 2012 3:07 am - County board has held line on taxes Every year, I hear from taxpayers the question, “Why do my property taxes continue to increase when my property value has decrea...
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Cameras in the courtroom: It’s ‘not entertainment’Dec 02, 2012 4:00 am - “What we have here,” the grizzled editor says to the cub reporter, “is a case of the public’s right to know running smack dab into its right not to care.” The quote, I b...
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Reject ‘anti-Jihad’ messages on busesNov 29, 2012 3:39 am - Reject ‘anti-Jihad’ messages on buses One of the beauties of living in America is freedom of speech. Our forefathers protected free speech to benefit the nation. An...
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Didn’t think women would fight back?Nov 27, 2012 3:08 am - Didn’t think women would fight back? Apparently it never occurred to the Republican Party that if they waged a war on women, women would fight back. Daniel Welch Lo...
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Absent-minded editor glad staff has his backNov 18, 2012 4:00 am - The news release came in late Wednesday afternoon, announcing that a man from Glen Ellyn had won a $1 million lottery drawing. As a veteran news editor, I knew exactly w...
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The SoapboxNov 10, 2012 4:00 am - A decent decision: Can’t say we’re ever pleased to hear of a community embracing video gambling, but if it has to happen, a town could do worse than to dedicate all its ...
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Endorsements: A list of our choices for Nov. 6Nov 05, 2012 10:00 am - Here is a summary of Daily Herald endorsements for contested seats and referendums of local interest on the Nov. 6 ballot. For the full endorsement editorial in a given ...
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Editorial: Close the Latino ‘achievement gap’Nov 02, 2012 11:11 am - Educators routinely question the value of standardized tests, saying they are not a solid measure of student progress. Certainly, in the suburbs they can be questioned, ...
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Estrich shows shallowness againNov 02, 2012 4:49 am - Estrich shows shallowness again Susan Estrich has done it again. In her Oct. 19 column, “Why the need for ‘binders of women’?”, she again demonstrates the shallowne...