Oak Brook Opinion
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Bad time for two-month vacation for Winfield village presidentJul 02, 2010 11:00 pm - While most people would agree, everyone is entitled to a vacation, Village President Deborah Birutis gives new meaning to the expression "a little time off." Ms. Birutis...
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Carlos Zambrano's odds took turn for worseJul 02, 2010 11:00 pm - Mike Imrem said that Carlos Zambrano's stigma of being looked at as mentally ill was a reason to delay getting him help. No such stigma exists until the treatment fails,...
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Preserving flora and fauna is not simpleJul 02, 2010 11:00 pm - Regarding a letter published June 24 about the delay in reopening Mallard Lake Perhaps I should not have been surprised at the perception of the letter writer from Rosel...
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A real catastrophe that will only worsenJul 02, 2010 11:00 pm - The writer who estimates that the drilling moratorium could devastate 40 percent of the Gulf economy is guilty of attempting to create his own wave of hysteria. The dril...
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Wheaton spending priorities misplacedJul 01, 2010 11:00 pm - As the governing body of Wheaton, the city council should be concerned about the preservation and promotion of Wheaton's history. Concerned enough to budget money so tha...
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Act before it's too late to save NavistarJul 01, 2010 11:00 pm - It was my great pleasure to read Rocky Ruggiero's June 22 letter to the Fence Post regarding the Navistar that Lisle and all of DuPage County just might lose. I've lived...
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Navistar can come back to public tableJul 01, 2010 11:00 pm - I am writing in response to recent letters and articles in which residents who challenge Navistar continue to be characterized as scurrilous, misinformed and paranoid. ...
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Winfield's Good Old Days near an end?Jun 30, 2010 11:00 pm - At the June 17 Winfield village board meeting the topic of discussion was the road referendum that will be on the Nov. 2 ballot. The village board is asking the village ...
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Time to stop all risky offshore drilling, improve safety measuresJun 30, 2010 11:00 pm - I read with interest a letter on your editorial page entitled "This economy runs on oil." Although I agree with some of the author's statements, I believe there were man...
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Some rebuttal 'facts' on teacher pensionsJun 29, 2010 11:00 pm - Statements and implications in Al Palash's June 15 Fence Post article need to be answered with facts. 1. No Teacher Retirement System pension is over 250,000. 2. Sevente...