Villa Park Opinion
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Some Barenaked thoughts about ...May 15, 2008 11:00 pm - So, here we are -- my son, his friend and I -- standing in a long line outside Border's bookstore in Oak Brook on Saturday. We're waiting to get in to see my favorite ba...
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Praise for heroes on the home frontMay 14, 2008 11:00 pm - Ed Szydlowski didn't hesitate when he heard a woman's cries for help as smoke billowed from her home. The Carpentersville village engineer from Hampshire immediately ran...
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Mrs. Keigher's sixth graders provide some hope for the futureMay 08, 2008 11:00 pm - Perhaps there is hope for kids. And newspapers. The two often don't go hand in hand. More so than ever, we keep hearing about how young people don't read newspapers. A c...
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Home visiting works to reduce incidence of child abuse, neglectMay 06, 2008 11:00 pm - Curran, Perez and Zaruba are members of Fight Crime: Invest in Kids Illinois As the sheriffs of DuPage, Kane and Lake counties, we've seen many serious, disturbing crim...
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Protect residential area from trafficMay 02, 2008 11:00 pm - As a 32-year resident of Brandywine in Villa Park, my concern is Oakbrook Terrace's planned extension of Ardmore Avenue from 16th Street to Butterfield Road, increasing...
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Say a prayer for our National Day of Prayer?May 01, 2008 11:00 pm - As this is written, I've seen about 1.5 of the three stories we're doing on the myriad National Day of Prayer services throughout DuPage County. I think my favorite will...
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Saturday Soapbox: Full of ironyApr 25, 2008 11:00 pm - David Murray's brush with death last week was drama of the highest degree -- and with no small amount of irony. Thrown from his motorcycle and holding on for dear life t...
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Pinball would-be wizard's lament: For the days of Tropic IsleApr 24, 2008 11:00 pm - One of my favorite childhood memories goes back to when I was 7 or 8 years old. My dad would take me with him to his Friday-night bowling league. While he bowled, I'd p...
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RTA does well to keep pressure on for capital planApr 19, 2008 11:00 pm - No one denies the need for a capital projects budget in Illinois. The lingering question has been whether state political leaders can stop squabbling long enough to find...
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Why it might really pay to be lucky rather than goodApr 17, 2008 11:00 pm - I think I first heard the expression on the golf course. A guy skulls a short pitch shot. Instead of a highly lofted shot that lands softly on the green, it takes off li...