West Chicago Opinion
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Sad testament to state of journalismSep 24, 2010 11:00 pm - It is a sad testament to the state of journalism in America that the Daily Herald routinely fails to check even the most basic and easily verifiable facts in the letters...
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A top 10 list for the 6th CongressionalSep 23, 2010 11:00 pm - Top 10 reasons to vote for Ben Lowe for Congress in the 6th Congressional District: 10. Ben Lowe lives in the district, just like Peter Roskam. 9. Ben Lowe is a Christi...
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Thanks for help with refugee kidsSep 23, 2010 11:00 pm - Opening the World Through Literacy (OWL), a nonprofit, volunteer-run tutoring program for refugee children in the Glen Ellyn area, would like to acknowledge those who so...
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Need a 'no' voice to insane spendingSep 23, 2010 11:00 pm - Thomas Jefferson said it best: "I place economy among the first and most important virtues, and public debt as the greatest danger to be feared." U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam...
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Why a tax cut now for the rich?Sep 22, 2010 11:00 pm - The increasing national debt had become a campaign issue for the Republicans this year. Thus it might be surprising to find the Republican senators unanimously in favor ...
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Career of losing others' moneySep 22, 2010 11:00 pm - The state of Illinois is slowly sinking and the effects of this mismanagement have been astonishing - unacceptable levels of unemployment (we're above the national avera...
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Overlooked after 37 trips to WashingtonSep 22, 2010 11:00 pm - It warmed my heart to read in the Sept. 9 Daily Herald, "Telling of some stories relies on readers' reason" by Jim Slusher that he made mention of the media complete...
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COD doesn't need more moneySep 21, 2010 11:00 pm - As a longtime resident and taxpayer of Glen Ellyn, I have been holding my tongue for some time now over the 'sign' issue between the village of Glen Ellyn and the Colleg...
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Tax swap scheme hurts suburbsSep 21, 2010 11:00 pm - Not surprisingly, the Illinois teachers union has endorsed Alexi Giannoulias over Mark Kirk for U.S. Senate, citing Giannoulias' support for the time-honored Democrat so...
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Campaign sign law not serving publicSep 21, 2010 11:00 pm - Just who were our state legislators serving when they passed prohibitions on time limits for political signs? Surely, it wasn't their constituents. Talk about self-serv...