Oak Brook Opinion
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Forest preserve still bears watchingNov 18, 2010 10:00 pm - The election is over and, for most positions, the incumbents remain comfortably ensconced. I didn't win the election; I'm sad about that. But I did win in many other wa...
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Endorsement of civil unions flawedNov 18, 2010 10:00 pm - You have given your endorsement to “civil unions.” This is a legal arrangement whose purpose is to grant certain privileges to homosexuals who live together. In contrast...
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Election was more of a restraining orderNov 18, 2010 10:00 pm - It is truly amazing that liberals like Walt Zlotow (Nov. 6 and 14 letters, so much for the Herald's strict 30 day gap between printing letters policy?) still don't get i...
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Don't need so many nuclear bombsNov 18, 2010 10:00 pm - It seems that some Republicans oppose the president's goal of reducing our nuclear weapons, arguing that it would have a negative impact on our national missile defense ...
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Good coverage of state senate racesNov 17, 2010 10:00 pm - I want to thank the reporters who wrote the articles about the Illinois senate candidates before the election. They were long enough to give helpful details about what e...
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Need CUB to watch water commissionNov 17, 2010 10:00 pm - The DuPage Water Commission is at it again; they loaned Downers Grove $4 million, and now they are having trouble getting Downers Grove to pay on the loan or get them to...
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Scores should do District 203 proudNov 17, 2010 10:00 pm - In honor of American Education Week, QE203.org wants to recognize Naperville Unit District 203 teachers and administrators, its students and parents, for the high academ...
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Our correspondent in Afghanistan gives us a scareNov 17, 2010 10:00 pm - In hindsight, perhaps the title line of my e-mail to my co-workers wasn't the wisest choice. “Matt Spartz,” it read. Marie Wilson, one of our newest reporters, opened th...
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Note to officials: We're watching youNov 16, 2010 10:00 pm - In response to the Prospect Heights police layoffs, the issue is that for years the local governments spent like drunken sailors, adding departments and personnel that m...
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Candidates should be taking down signsNov 16, 2010 10:00 pm - The day after the election, I saw DuPage County workers taking down campaign signs on County Farm Road. Taxpayers should not be paying to have these signs removed. Mayb...