Oak Brook Opinion
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'Independent' claim not what it seemsOct 13, 2010 11:00 pm - State Rep. Dennis Reboletti has done an outstanding job fighting for the families of the 46th District and, in my book, is an unsung hero of DuPage County. He has sponso...
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Don't say you can't re-sign KonerkoOct 13, 2010 11:00 pm - To Jerry Reinsdorf and Kenny Williams: If you have an extra $3.8 million to spare next September, how about reducing the price of every ticket that month by $5 to $10 ra...
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Show that Winfield isn't a dying townOct 12, 2010 11:00 pm - My wife and I moved into the village of Winfield two years ago. We liked the idea of low taxes and moderately priced homes within DuPage County. Looking back, I wish I h...
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Vote for people over corporationsOct 12, 2010 11:00 pm - Recently, hundreds of community leaders met in Chicago for government hearings on proposed regulations for the disposal of toxic coal ash. This was important because the...
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Change is good; get out and vote for itOct 11, 2010 11:00 pm - For three years Wood Dale Mayor Ken Johnson was allowed to keep his health insurance without paying his premium. Thank God nothing serious happened to him during that ti...
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Don't put stock in negative advertisingOct 11, 2010 11:00 pm - I, like many of the people I know, have sensed that we're losing sight of our traditional American values of individual freedom, entrepreneurship, limited government, pr...
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GOP needs a new plan for solutionsOct 11, 2010 11:00 pm - “Bush 43” inargueably got just about everything he wanted during his presidency. Tax cuts, authorization to start wars, deregulation — after 9/11 he could have asked us ...
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Brady not right for IllinoisOct 11, 2010 11:00 pm - Candidate Bill Brady, a 17-year Springfield politician and nonunion employer, claims that he will cut the state budget by 10 percent. While this may appeal to some, we n...
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All citizens should serve two yearsOct 10, 2010 11:00 pm - With Veterans Day fast approaching, I wonder if my fellow Americans know what percentage of us actually serve in the armed forces? I'll tell you: 2.4 million, less than ...
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Where are facts on mental illness?Oct 10, 2010 11:00 pm - While nobody will argue that mental illness exists, its diagnosis and treatment need to be examined. Look at big pharma's cash cow drugs; many are psychotropic. School...