Naperville Opinion
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The SoapboxMay 07, 2011 12:00 am - We can see clearly now: We've applauded DuPage County in the past for the broad access to information its website affords visitors. It's time to do the same for Kan...
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Kirk’s questions of Obama are politicalMay 07, 2011 12:00 am - Did Congressman Kirk question why President Bush ignored pre-9/11 warnings of bin Laden’s attack on America? Did Congressman Kirk question when President Bush pulled tro...
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Pension reform could alleviate cutsMay 05, 2011 2:00 am - As we approach the end-of-session crunch, many tough decisions will be necessary to balance the state’s budget and bring spending under control; regardless of how much e...
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Naperville principal gives scoop on ditch dayMay 05, 2011 12:00 am - Here’s living proof no good deed goes unpunished. City Editor Bob Smith had talked to a few Naperville Central High School theater students for stories we were doing. So...
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Bills water down access to infoMay 04, 2011 12:00 am - A healthy democracy requires a confident public that has the skills to participate in the democratic process, balanced against institutional policies that promote access...
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Does Hubble as rec center make sense?May 04, 2011 12:00 am - For Sale: $100 million recreation facility — 5 cents on a dollar. Wheaton Warrenville District 200 hopes to sell old Hubble School for a little over $5 million. To repli...
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Sensible action on immigration enforcementMay 03, 2011 11:00 pm - In government, sustaining an ineffective program is always imprudent. When money is tight, it's senseless. Yet, until Wednesday, 26 counties in Illinois were chained to ...
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Pols should show sacrifice starts at topMay 03, 2011 12:00 am - If “Charity begins at home,” doesn’t sacrifice also begin at home? I haven’t heard or read of Rep Paul Ryan’s tax-cutting reform budget proposing any cuts in Congressmen...
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Sharia law not in sync with our freedomsMay 03, 2011 12:00 am - A Duke University chaplain recently stated, “Being a Muslim in the United States is another form of torture, a psychological torture, an emotional torture, and it is jus...
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Face-to-face talk about our futureMay 03, 2011 12:00 am - “Let’s get together” is more than a line from a ‘70s song. It is a concept from which, sadly, we have strayed too far. No matter what the issue of the day, be it unions,...