Oak Brook Opinion
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Don't micromanage public employeesMar 20, 2010 11:00 pm - I don't agree with the Daily Herald's position that the public is better served if the evaluations of teachers, police, and other public employees are made public. In m...
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Keep religion out of public affairsMar 20, 2010 11:00 pm - The March 12 Daily Herald reports that in two decisions the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco has upheld the use of the words "One Nation Under God" in ...
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No simple fixes for water commissionMar 20, 2010 11:00 pm - Negligence and incompetence put the DuPage Water Commission books out of balance by tens of millions of dollars. The finance director has been fired. The treasurer stepp...
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Medical care should be open to allMar 19, 2010 11:00 pm - Many people in the U.S. do have access to some of the best health care in the world, but an unacceptable proportion of Americans cannot get the care they need because th...
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Music lessons go beyond band roomsMar 19, 2010 11:00 pm - I started playing flute in fifth grade at Kendall Elementary School. I moved on to play at Crone Middle School and Neuqua Valley High School in Naperville. In my eight y...
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Do something about water commissionMar 19, 2010 11:00 pm - The DuPage Water Commission general manager has resigned, the commissioners have agreed to give him a severance package of $90,000, and they're also paying the accrued v...
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Great teamwork on 79th Street projectMar 19, 2010 11:00 pm - On behalf of the Safety On 79th Street (SOS) Committee, we would like to express our appreciation to the DuPage Forest Preserve District, city of Naperville, Naperville ...
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An appreciation for coyotes hanging outMar 19, 2010 11:00 pm - I've read about Wheaton using trappers to kill "diseased coyotes and coyotes that exhibit aggressive behavior". This is the silliest thing I've heard in a while. Imagin...
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Dancing with the staff for volunteersMar 18, 2010 11:00 pm - Actual newsroom memo: Editorial Staff: Does anyone out there like "Dancing With The Stars?" Wait, let me rephrase that: Who out there doesn't like "Dancing With The Star...
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A stamp honoring Good Friday?Mar 17, 2010 11:00 pm - The recent decision by our president to endorse the beautiful butterfly Muslim stamp doesn't merit the outcry it's receiving from conservatives in America. The president...