Villa Park Opinion
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A cautionary tale of letter writing and politicsMar 05, 2009 10:00 pm - May I direct your attention to a Fence Post letter appearing elsewhere on this page? It's headlined, "Response to Herald story on District 204." Submitted by four school...
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Higher standard needed for objectorsMar 04, 2009 10:00 pm - I attended the College of DuPage Election Board hearings in support of candidates whose appearance on the ballot was being challenged for trivial or exaggerated objectio...
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Should we spike this electoral board system?Feb 26, 2009 10:00 pm - All's fair in love and politics, so trying to shoot an arrow through the heart of a candidate's petitions to run for office is a rite of passage when local elections rol...
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What do COD incumbents fear?Feb 20, 2009 10:00 pm - We should be thankful that someone is concerned about the rule of law in Illinois elections given the tarnished image of this state's political processes. Appointed Coll...
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Need a scourge to renew our valuesFeb 19, 2009 10:00 pm - The stimulus money isn't going to do much of a hoot. A trillion dollars down the drain. The money is wrongly intended to perpetuate an economy that had thrived under pas...
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County should protect BrandywineFeb 18, 2009 10:00 pm - The city of Oakbrook Terrace's outlined objections to the proposed Krilich property development include worries about too much traffic onto Butterfield Road. Oakbrook T...
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Roskam back to same old GOP linesFeb 13, 2009 10:00 pm - It's great to see a public servant like Peter Roskam communicating to his constituents through the newspaper. I wish more of our representatives would take the time to d...
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Hey, did you hear the one about COD?Feb 12, 2009 10:00 pm - There was a time, I'm sure, when we wouldn't have dignified a rumor with a story. But times have changed. Rumors, gossip and innuendo have the ability to spread with the...
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Nitpicking shouldn't decide who winsFeb 07, 2009 10:00 pm - One is criticized for work that isn't neatly stapled. Another is scolded for forgetting to number pages on the homework. One had an answer right in several places, but t...
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1 board should hear COD objectionsFeb 06, 2009 10:00 pm - As a taxpayer in this district for more than 25 years, a former student of College of DuPage and parent of a COD alum, I am outraged at the establishment of two electora...