Addison Opinion
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Why no Planned Parenthood coverage?Aug 23, 2015 1:00 am - National media coverage of the horrific undercover videos implicating top officials at Planned Parenthood has been practically nonexistent. Why does the media want to pr...
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Editorial: Even in austerity, keep priority on youth mental healthJul 12, 2015 11:00 pm - When it comes to discussing funding for addressing the mental health needs of Illinois youth, we have to be realistic. The outlook for advances, perhaps even for stabili...
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Don't punish taxpayers for board's excessesJun 13, 2015 1:00 am - On June 5, David Larson encourages state legislators to "raise our state taxes." I disagree with this assertion for 164,198 reasons. My reasons are documented in the $1...
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Editorial: The Cook County sheriff's deputies' Super Bowl abuse of sick timeJun 09, 2015 11:00 pm - Few of us begrudge the extra costs - even the sometimes substantial extra costs - that accompany a professional sports championship. The planning. The ticker tape parade...
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Editorial: New tools are available on government spending; use themMay 31, 2015 11:00 pm - Analyzing Kane County government spending became easier Monday with the launch of a new web portal that officials say provides "unprecedented access to Kane County's fin...
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After-school programs in Illinois help fight crimeApr 17, 2015 1:00 am - As parents and state's attorneys, we have peace of mind knowing that kids are safe and supervised at school during the day while adults are at work. But we're worried ab...
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The SoapboxApr 11, 2015 1:00 am - Baby steps: With more than 6,000 units of government, Illinois easily has the most taxing bodies of any state in the nation. DuPage County Board Chairman Dan Cronin...
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Editorial: Arlington Hts. nonprofit fights to save heroin addicts, one naloxone injector at a timeMar 27, 2015 1:00 am - In a nondescript little office on the north side of Arlington Heights, history is being made in the war on heroin overdose. For the first time, the lifesaving drug nalo...
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Endorsements: Kucik, Lullo, Gillen, Donovan in DuPage High School Dist. 88Mar 10, 2015 1:00 am - In DuPage High School District 88, encompassing Addison Trail and Willowbrook, 53 percent of students come from a home that qualifies as low income. That fact plays into...
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Defend the most basic human rightJan 13, 2015 11:01 pm - Defend the most basic human right Jan. 22 is the 42nd anniversary of the Supreme Court decision which made abortion on demand available throughout the United States...