Oak Brook Opinion
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Bartlett Park District needs to get realMay 22, 2011 12:00 am - They’re kidding, right? The Bartlett Park District is suing the Village for failing to approve their redevelopment plan for Beaver Pond. The BPD is spending our money to...
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Give border towns fair shake in remapMay 22, 2011 12:00 am - There is a possibility that the Democratic-controlled state house and senate may create a new legislative map that takes some of the border communities of DuPage and spl...
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A senior’s view on casino problemMay 20, 2011 1:00 am - I’ve finally had it with all you “guys” screaming about the drop in profits at the casinos you have bought into because Illinois says no one can smoke in there. The lar...
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Health care law is ‘widely unpopular?’May 20, 2011 1:00 am - Reading the letters to the Fence Post, my daily chore, is becoming somewhat difficult for me these days, so seeing Mr. Troland’s letter on April 23 was like a breath of ...
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It’s torture to the rest of the worldMay 20, 2011 1:00 am - The topic of Richard Cohen’s column on May 11 was “The dysfunction of American exceptionalism.” By coincidence, a letter to the editor on the same page as Cohen’s column...
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We’re at our best when all respectedMay 20, 2011 1:00 am - In response to George Nowak’s May 10 letter, to be honest, I have never understood the idea of wanting to fear God. If you live your life and make choices out of fear or...
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Time to hit reset for Illinois economyMay 20, 2011 1:00 am - While much has been written regarding Gov. Pat Quinn offering incentives to Sears and Motorola to entice them to stay in Illinois, there’s a better long-term solution to...
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What do we want nation to look like?May 19, 2011 12:00 am - Before we try to deal with the looming problems of the deficit and the debt limit, the question should be: What kind of United States do we want when this recession is o...
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Work it out, Glen Ellyn and College of DuPageMay 19, 2011 12:00 am - Once again, the marriage of Glen Ellyn and the College of DuPage is on the rocks. A long-running dispute that began with village officials’ concerns about the community ...
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Finger becomes a fist in DuPage remap debacleMay 19, 2011 12:00 am - Here’s the lead we were tempted to use on Robert Sanchez’s story in Thursday’s paper: “DuPage County Board members have given the finger to potential candidate Laura Fit...