Naperville Opinion
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Article on wealthy was ill-timedNov 02, 2011 5:00 am - The Sunday article in the Home and Garden section regarding the North Shore home is in my mind the most ignorant article for this country and peoples’ economic reality. ...
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Some teens would be better off in jailNov 02, 2011 5:00 am - After reading the article “Teen alternatives to jail good for all,” I feel that is not OK to give teenagers alternatives for their bad behaviors and actions. Being a tee...
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Put meaning back in measurement of schoolsNov 02, 2011 5:00 am - Across Illinois, 80 percent of all school districts are said to be “failing” to meet basic standards in reading, math and science. In Northwest Cook County, every single...
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More to worry about than pensionsNov 01, 2011 5:00 am - Shouldn’t our state legislators be discussing stagnant or falling wages and a more equitable tax system in Illinois, the state’s crumbling infrastructure, economic growt...
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Why ignore history of financial miscues?Nov 01, 2011 5:00 am - History has been recorded between the pages of books for eons, perhaps so that future generations might not repeat similar problems of the past. However, past historical...
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Skunks undeserving of ‘nuisance’ labelOct 30, 2011 5:00 am - Skunks undeserving of ‘nuisance’ label Skunks serve a purpose. They eat grubs. If you eliminate the skunks, you will see more Japanese beetles destroy your lovely g...
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Thanks to Roskam for urging FDA to actionOct 30, 2011 5:00 am - Thanks to Roskam for urging FDA to action Recently, I had the chance to meet with Congressman Peter Roskam to talk about the challenges facing people with Type 1 di...
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‘Smarter’ ComEd bills are comingOct 30, 2011 5:00 am - ‘Smarter’ ComEd bills are coming I must admit that I was not pleased that the Illinois legislature gave ComEd its rate hike over the governor’s veto. It seemed to m...
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How our schools excel while failing the examOct 30, 2011 5:00 am - Our children’s schools are failing. More so than ever. That’s the message being conveyed if you look strictly at the data of the 2011 report card for all schools in Illi...
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Evil results from a lack of GodOct 29, 2011 5:07 am - A few thoughts for Joe Bauer (“If God’s so loving, then why the mess?”) on Oct. 18: Joe, God is loving and he did not create this mess. To explain, let’s go back in hist...