Naperville Opinion
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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...
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Here's why mayor wasn't allowed to talkApr 18, 2016 1:00 am - Likely there will be much ado over the Mayor of Naperville being rendered unable to give his views during the Naperville Township meeting April 11. Let me explain why hi...
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Editorial: Naperville right to start early to fight powdered and smoking alcoholApr 12, 2016 11:00 pm - We've chronicled for many years the problem of drug abuse, especially the dangers of heroin, among our youth. Local, state and federal governments were slow at first to ...
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Heritage society honors its volunteersApr 11, 2016 1:00 am - The Naperville Heritage Society is celebrating its 47th anniversary this year and we have the tireless dedication of volunteers to thank for creating this not-for-profit...
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Clean over cheap energy preferred?Apr 08, 2016 12:01 am - Shortly after Elon Musk announced the preproduction of the Model 3, demand for the new car skyrocketed. Even though the new car will not be available for distribution un...
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Editorial: Gifted programs should be open to all gifted studentsApr 04, 2016 11:00 pm - It would be easy to blame Illinois' poor performance when it comes to opening up gifted education to more minority students on a lack of funding. Certainly, more funding...