Oak Brook Opinion
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Was it so awful to let trucks do 65 mph?Feb 04, 2011 11:00 pm - Was it so awful to let trucks do 65 mph? I finally got a chance to drive 65 mph on I-355, south of I-55. This got me to thinking. Just how catastrophic was the doom...
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Lombard marking anniversary of 9/11Feb 04, 2011 11:00 pm - Lombard marking anniversary of 9/11 The village of Lombard is planning a 10-year anniversary observance for Sept. 11. One of the ideas the committee is moving forwa...
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Essays provide lessons in moralityFeb 04, 2011 11:00 pm - Essays provide lessons in morality Thanks for a couple of interesting essays on the editorial pages: Michael Gerson from The Washington Post Writers Group and Jeff ...
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President a true tax-and-spend liberalFeb 03, 2011 11:00 pm - President Obama is a “true tax and spend” liberal following in the footsteps of past Democratic presidents. When he took office, the national debt stood at $10.6 trilli...
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Will Cutler be sent packing next year?Feb 03, 2011 11:00 pm - I keep thinking about the Bears' loss to the Packers, and trying to be as succinct as I can be, I don't question Jay Cutler's toughness or his talent. His knee ma...
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Twenty six arrests boggles the mindFeb 03, 2011 11:00 pm - Kudos should — and did — go Jose Santiago for his role in combating a violent criminal while working at a Subway sandwich shop in Des Plaines. Not to take away from Mr. ...
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Does Roselle need a political party?Feb 03, 2011 11:00 pm - “All politics is local” is a phrase commonly used in politics — and nowhere are we seeing that more evident than in my hometown of Roselle. Three candidates runnin...
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Is this Quinn's idea of job creation?Feb 02, 2011 11:00 pm - Did lame duck state Rep. Careen Gordon sell her vote for a state job? This infers that the vote was hers to sell and we all know that Michael Madigan owns all the Democr...
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Is abortion irony lost on NOW?Feb 02, 2011 11:00 pm - The Jan. 30 article on the SpeakOut Illinois conference contains two glaring pieces of misinformation. The first states, “...the Roe v Wade...decision, which established...
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One's only 'trick' is bad-mouthing GOPFeb 02, 2011 11:00 pm - Is “one-trick pony” letter writer Walt Zlotow himself a one-trick pony? His letter of Jan. 22, denigrates three Republicans: U.S. Rep. Michelle Bachmann of Minnesota; Sh...