Wood Dale Opinion
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Even in tough times, curb the litteringMar 18, 2009 11:00 pm - As welcome and pleasant as the recent thaw was, what is not welcome nor pleasant is all the garbage that was revealed. Plastic bottles, bags and fast-food containers lit...
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Just saving the taxpayers some moneyMar 15, 2009 11:00 pm - In his March 13 letter to Fence Post, DuPage Democrat Party boss Bob Pieckert made some outrageous statements regarding a state office that Addison Township rents to Sta...
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Shouldn't funds aid promising research?Mar 12, 2009 11:00 pm - I don't disagree that the U.S. is bizarre in many ways these days, but lumping the issues of growing hemp and prohibition in with embryonic stem cell research is what se...
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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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Will president cut postmaster's pay?Mar 10, 2009 11:00 pm - The U.S. Postmaster General was paid more than $800,000 last year including bonuses. Why a bonus? He is planning on cutting service from six to five days and increasing ...
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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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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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'Passion of Blago' column ill-conceivedFeb 25, 2009 10:00 pm - Burt Constable's Jan. 24 column regarding our governor's problems was poorly conceived; the headline sure was. Even on the editorial page you took offense to a compariso...