Medinah Opinion
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Why do we borrow nation into debt?Mar 20, 2009 11:00 pm - The idea of borrowing our country into debt has always baffled me, and at times downright outraged me to no end. I am amazed at those who now write into this forum again...
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Craig in Hanover Park - with Roberts, Cannon, Bakes, CorralMar 19, 2009 11:00 pm - The politics in Hanover Park has turned ugly since Rodney Craig had the effrontery to not only challenge but defeat the old guard in a stunning upset for village preside...
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Are you smarter than a city council candidate?Mar 19, 2009 11:00 pm - Attention Napervilleans, candidates, others interested in the local electoral process. Here's a pop quiz. Part I: Can you name the people who hold these key jobs: Police...
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Right incentives to the right peopleMar 16, 2009 11:00 pm - So, Corporate America, who thought laying off and offering early retirement to folks was a good idea? Now you are driving stock prices down or are surprised by the resul...
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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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Roskam has been in lock-step with partyMar 10, 2009 11:00 pm - In response to Mr. DeRose of Glen Ellyn. I would agree with him on the quality of information on the opinion page, but if he would have gone to The Washington Post Web s...
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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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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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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...