Naperville Opinion
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Getting COD back on trackMay 15, 2016 1:00 am - By Deanne Mazzochi Guest columnist Since its inception nearly 50 years ago, College of DuPage has provided more than 1 million students with high-quality, affordable edu...
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Township supervisor motives are suspectMay 14, 2016 1:00 am - Regarding Naperville Township Supervisor Rachel Ossyra's closing comments in the May 9 "Roads" story, what has become increasingly apparent is that Rachel is the one who...
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Editorials: Streamlining chain of command an important part of reforming townshipsMay 10, 2016 11:00 pm - Townships often are in the crosshairs when critics take aim at Illinois' large and expensive collection of local governments. With 6,963 taxing bodies, we're far and awa...
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Will Obama divulge his personal files?May 04, 2016 1:01 am - I recently noted that our president is once again preaching transparency, the same transparency he promised to us concerning the discussion on his health care bill, that...
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Global vaccines should be a priorityMay 02, 2016 1:00 am - As a Shot at Life Champion, I frequently say or write "vaccines work." I may be advocating with my legislator, tweeting my opinion, or speaking to a local civic organiza...
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Amend constitution to solve pension crisisMay 01, 2016 1:00 am - In an effort to make a dent in the Illinois budget crisis, several partial solutions have arisen that require amendments to the Illinois State Constitution. The most re...
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Hastert deserves what he's going throughApr 28, 2016 12:01 am - I'm writing to address the outrage I felt after reading the article in April 23's Daily Herald in which friends and family members of Dennis Hastert were asking for leni...
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Editorial: Explanation needed for high costs of DuPage court securityApr 24, 2016 11:00 pm - Here's a question that could much unsettle the thoughts of taxpayers in DuPage County: Are the suspects and cases that work their way through the DuPage County court sys...
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Let's speed up pace of government consolidationApr 24, 2016 1:00 am - By Dan Cronin Guest columnist At this time of year, Illinoisans' thoughts turn to their tax bills. Most of us have just completed our income tax returns and we are eithe...
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Lawmakers should put price on carbonApr 19, 2016 12:01 am - "Arctic sea ice reaches record winter low mark," March 29, 2016 I wish I could ignore stories like this. The relentless flood of data about our warming world is often ov...