Medinah Opinion
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Judging at Naperville Ribfest no laughing matterJul 01, 2012 5:00 am - As you read this, perhaps you’re on your second cup of coffee, contemplating some pancakes, maybe bacon and eggs. I’ll be snarfing down some barbecue ribs. As long as th...
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Editorial: A new approach to train for manufacturing jobsJun 25, 2012 6:00 am - Regular readers of our Opinion Page commentaries know that we long have been impressed by Harper College President Kenneth Ender’s energizing call for an integrated appr...
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Photogs’ faves: From MJ to ?GuatemalaJun 24, 2012 5:00 am - So, Patrick Kunzer’s irascible photo editor tells him to get something other than the standard head-on shot. Something we’ve never seen before, maybe a behind-the-scenes...
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The SoapboxJun 23, 2012 5:00 am - 25 years for kids museum: DuPage County should be proud that the vision of Louise Beem and Dorothy Carpenter, who used a station wagon to move exhibits from one home to...
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Editorial: Fireworks a tradition worth savingJun 19, 2012 5:00 am - There’s almost nothing that says Americana more than a Fourth of July fireworks show. As children, we couldn’t wait for the day we could stay up late, anticipating that ...
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Road rage lesson for the ages: Be like GandhiJun 18, 2012 11:00 am - It was more than 20 years ago, but I remember the discussion well. We were gathered in the boss' office planning the stories of the day. High on the agenda was a local c...
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A puppet for the 1 percent?Jun 17, 2012 5:00 am - A puppet for the 1 percent? Chris Grecos’ letter to the editor on May 30 gives the impression that U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam supports the elimination of tax loopholes ...
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Bin Laden may have the last laughJun 15, 2012 5:30 am - As I watch President Bush with his wife, Laura, on the evening news unveiling their portraits with President Obama and Michelle Obama, I think to myself: “We had it all....
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Editorial: The case for simplifying Cook’s tax processJun 15, 2012 5:00 am - It’s a lesson in the dangers of unintended consequences, by nearly every account. And if you own a home in suburban Cook County, you’re probably paying more as a result....
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Walsh-Modi ties irrelevant to 8th Dist.Jun 13, 2012 5:00 am - With unemployment on the rise, the number of new jobs created drops from month to month and the stock market is falling; what makes the front page news of the Sunday Dai...