Westmont Opinion
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Once lights are up, no escape from effectsJan 29, 2012 5:22 am - The excellent photo by Bev Horne, illustrating the Tuesday, Jan. 24 account of discussions at the Glen Ellyn village board meeting, really adds to Christopher Placek’s t...
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Heroin’s hard lesson for all of usJan 29, 2012 5:22 am - Thank you for your series of articles on hidden scourge of heroin and other addictions. As a parent who recently lost a grown child to a heroin overdose, I can attest to...
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DuPage mayors want pension reform — and moreJan 29, 2012 4:00 am - Several months ago, I accepted an invitation to speak before the DuPage Mayors and Managers Conference. The group wanted me to address the topic: How does the Daily Hera...
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Ruling good news for U.S. churchesJan 26, 2012 10:00 pm - Since the mainline liberal media can't be trusted to objectively report the news, in passing I thought it important to mention the Supreme Court's landmark 9-0 decision ...
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Blame mayor for Aurora shortcomingsJan 26, 2012 4:00 am - The west side of Aurora has been the home of a vacant decaying property, formerly occupied by Cub Foods, for over six years now. More recently, Aurora could add the Lowe...
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Use coal and water to solve oil crisisJan 26, 2012 4:00 am - We can make substantial amounts of gasoline and other alkenes for industrial use from the very abundant reserves of coal and water especially in the western United State...
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Republicans have short memoriesJan 25, 2012 5:00 am - Republican candidates have forgotten recent history of 2000 to 2008 in which a Republican president put this country in two wars, passed legislation which supported the ...
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How are we better off than 3 years ago?Jan 25, 2012 5:00 am - It is a complete mystery to me how anyone could logically support the re-election of Obama or any of the leaders of the Democratic party. During the 3-4 years that the D...
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Pols to blame for today’s pension woesJan 24, 2012 4:00 am - In response to Bill Zettler’s Jan. 18 letter, here are some additional facts: The state’s normal cost for pensions today is about 8 percent of payroll across the three l...
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Why so long to cancel lease, COD?Jan 24, 2012 4:00 am - A two-million-dollar thanks to reporter Christopher Placek for his eye-opening (or should I say wallet-opening) Jan. 20 news item announcing College of DuPage’s ending o...