Villa Park Opinion
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On salaries and water commissionDec 18, 2009 10:00 pm - I see that the Northern Illinois University police chief has a $199,000-a-year salary. I do not know the size of this police force but I suspect it is much smaller than ...
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Happy to see us all nonexistentDec 18, 2009 10:00 pm - Sen. Dick Durbin, after trying for two full days to reach your office by phone, I am told by the phone company, and I quote, "The number you have reached is being checke...
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Why is there a need for lobbyists?Dec 18, 2009 10:00 pm - I have a hard time figuring why the need for lobbyists in government at local, state or federal level. I thought in a democracy the people vote and decide what type of g...
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Election board ethics rules fall shortDec 17, 2009 10:00 pm - The DuPage County Election Commission is scheduled to vote today on its revised ethics ordinance. The proposed amendments fall short of necessary reform. To date, the co...
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Class act makes great fodder for Fence PostDec 17, 2009 10:00 pm - A few key snippets from a select group of letters to the editor we've published in the past month or so. On the media fascination with celebrities spawned by reality TV:...
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Helping protect illegal immigrants?Dec 17, 2009 10:00 pm - Twenty one-year-old Rigo Padilla, an illegal immigrant, was arrested on charges of drunken driving and was to be deported on Dec. 16. The Obama administration granted hi...
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Need honest debate from alarmist mediaDec 16, 2009 10:00 pm - Regarding the East Anglia ClimateGate scandal, what would have happened if the exposed e-mails had, instead of uncovering falsified climate data, been explicit, detailed...
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Misconceptions about saints, iconsDec 16, 2009 10:00 pm - On the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, what a pleasant surprise to see a front-page article and beautiful color picture of the celebration in Des Plaines. The story, pic...
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'Shop with sheriff' benefits manyDec 16, 2009 10:00 pm - Many thanks to Sheriff John Zaruba and the women and men of the DuPage Fraternal Order of Police for their efforts in the coordination of "Shop with the Sheriff" on Satu...
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A dozen suggestions for the presidentDec 15, 2009 10:00 pm - President Obama has asked leading business and union leaders and academics to help him come up with innovative ideas for putting millions of Americans back to work. He d...