Carol Stream Opinion
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On Edward’s appeal of tax-exempt rulingAug 31, 2011 5:00 am - We are writing on behalf of Edward Hospital & Health Services to voice our deep concern regarding the recent initial rulings by the Illinois Department of Revenue denyin...
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Drive safe, sober this holiday weekendAug 31, 2011 5:00 am - Tuesday was a good news/bad news day in the fight against drunken driving in Illinois. On the positive side, Secretary of State Jesse White provided statistics showing I...
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Reasons to be proud of our governmentAug 31, 2011 12:00 am - As an amateur weather person, I was thrilled to see the expertise of the National Weather Service in predicting the track of hurricane Irene over the last week. Our effi...
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Can we take more honest government?Aug 30, 2011 5:02 am - We have had honest government in Illinois now for about two years. Since then, our income tax was increased and now the cost of using our toll roads will also increase. ...
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DuPage obviously not center of universeAug 30, 2011 5:02 am - With sympathy to anyone really hurt by the recent “disasters” along the East Coast and the TV show The Big Bang Theory, science has awarded the Center of the Universe to...
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Cooperation key in foreclosure blightAug 30, 2011 12:00 am - There is no shortage of reminders these days of the recession and the snail’s pace of its recovery. It is emphasized in a palpable fear and uncertainty of what may still...
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Break social stigma of mental illnessAug 29, 2011 5:04 am - Thank you for your Aug. 22 editorial “Should we really be laughing at this?” As a member and volunteer for the National Alliance on Mental Illness of DuPage County, I ap...
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Here’s a case for year-round schoolAug 28, 2011 5:00 am - In the recent article titled “Easing Kids Back to School,” the teachers expressed concerns that the students need time to “ease” back into learning after the long summer...
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Drop the labels; we’re all AmericansAug 28, 2011 5:00 am - In testimony to the Illinois House of Representatives Redistricting Committee just a few months ago, Angel Garcia, a self-appointed “Latino Leader,” said in regard to th...
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Here’s why S&P lowered credit ratingAug 28, 2011 5:00 am - Response to Aug. 19 letter to the editor, entitled “Obama zigged when he should have zagged”: The author stated that President Obama gave Standard & Poor’s the data it n...