West Chicago Opinion
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Echevarria, Fountain and Spencer for U-46Mar 21, 2009 11:00 pm - It's rare to find a 21-year-old in politics. Especially one with poise, positivity and a straightforward approach to issues. Yet Elgin Area School District U-46 has that...
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Too many earmarks, Mr. PresidentMar 20, 2009 11:00 pm - There should be a law that when running for government office if you make a promise you should have to keep it or you are out of office right away. President Obama promi...
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Craig in Hanover Park - with Roberts, Cannon, Bakes, CorralMar 19, 2009 11:00 pm - The politics in Hanover Park has turned ugly since Rodney Craig had the effrontery to not only challenge but defeat the old guard in a stunning upset for village preside...
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Are you smarter than a city council candidate?Mar 19, 2009 11:00 pm - Attention Napervilleans, candidates, others interested in the local electoral process. Here's a pop quiz. Part I: Can you name the people who hold these key jobs: Police...
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District 200 fight could cost us allMar 16, 2009 11:00 pm - It's our money. Not to mention our kids. That's a short and easy set of priorities for public schools making any decision. But they didn't seem to be the priorities of...
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Baseless attack on COD candidateMar 11, 2009 11:00 pm - Only a few people in the makeshift courthouse that normally serves as College of DuPage's boardroom were witnesses to the sordid depths people will plumb to preserve pow...
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Look into facts of global warmingMar 10, 2009 11:00 pm - Has anyone seen the Jan. 1 report from the Arctic Climate Research Center at the University of Illinois? It reveals that the area of global sea ice reached 17.5 million ...
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Festival cutbacks aren't wisest choiceMar 09, 2009 11:00 pm - Just a few days ago in this space, we urged suburban residents to resist the temptation to let fear of this wretched economy get the best of us. Rather than hunkering d...
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Candidates forum at Glenbard NorthMar 06, 2009 10:00 pm - On Wednesday, March 11 at 7 p.m. the Glenbard North PTSA will host a candidates forum for the Glenbard High School District 87 board. Glenbard North High School is locat...
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Let's right eight years of negativityMar 06, 2009 10:00 pm - The public tends to be believe "verbatim" what they see on television or hear on the radio and/or read in the newspaper and online. In general, the concept of "thinking"...