Carol Stream Opinion
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SCARCE deserves county’s fundingMay 06, 2012 5:00 am - SCARCE (School and Community Assistance for Recycling and Composting Education) has done so many wonderful, educational programs for the Cub Scouts over the years. They...
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True win-win involves kidsMay 06, 2012 5:00 am - I am writing briefly to answer your question in this past Saturday’s Soapbox, “Win-win for Kane-DuPage:” Kane County says its housing of DuPage County’s juvenile offende...
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Probe needed of sheriff ride-alongsMay 06, 2012 5:00 am - I’m concerned about reports of DuPage County Sheriff John Zaruba’s 18 year old son, Patrick Zaruba, riding along in sheriff cars on patrol. There’s been a disturbing das...
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Help protect DuPage forests’ natural areasMay 06, 2012 5:00 am - The Daily Herald recently published a story on an individual’s training routine for the Spartan Death Race. Images showed the person chopping a tree, tossing a boulder a...
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Tips for reducing Medicaid costsMay 05, 2012 1:00 am - Here are some common sense solutions to reduce the cost of Medicaid: Make emergency rooms for emergencies only, but open to everyone. All others referred to outpatient c...
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Reasons to celebrate national nurses weekMay 05, 2012 1:00 am - National Nurses Week (May 6-12) is celebrated annually to recognize the impact that nurses and nurse educators continue to make in the dynamic field of health care. When...
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Unethical to break pension promisesMay 05, 2012 1:00 am - How simple it is for Jan Shaw to solve the pension crisis. In her recent letter to the editor she indicates that the funding problem can be alleviated by passing a const...
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Time to fire everyone in DuPageMay 05, 2012 1:00 am - I have come to the conclusion, and I would like to think that DuPage County Board Chairman Dan Cronin has also, that there are no county government employees having any ...
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Asking for fair and just campaignMay 05, 2012 1:00 am - I’ve subscribed to both Tammy Duckworth’s email updates as well as Joe Walsh’s email updates. I’m extremely interested in who represents me in the new 8th Congressional ...
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On Obama charity, business tax ratesMay 04, 2012 1:00 am - I just have to respond to two letters that were published on April 24 by Priscilla Weese and Mark Van Zeelt. Ms. Weese states that President Obama gave 1 percent of his ...