DuPage County Opinion
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Elgin’s Wing Park in need of attentionMay 26, 2011 12:00 am - Recently in your paper’s Neighbor section was a great picture and article on Brad Legnaioli. This superintendent of Elgin’s three golf courses, is quoted as saying, “Bec...
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We are a republic, not a democracyMay 26, 2011 12:00 am - A recent column by Esther J. Cepeda suggests students are unprepared to participate in a democracy due to a double standard in civics education, and that students have o...
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Don’t bail out state with local fundsMay 26, 2011 12:00 am - Illinois voters overwhelmingly oppose efforts in Springfield to funnel hundreds of millions of dollars from local communities to help pay down the state’s budget deficit...
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Internet has made libraries obsoleteMay 26, 2011 12:00 am - So you are about to pay your tax bill, too. I think it’s long since time we take a good hard look at why our libraries take such a big bite out of our wallets every year...
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End the war as way to cut spendingMay 26, 2011 12:00 am - Corporate mandates, it would seem, from Reaganomics trickle-down, Nafta, middle class outsourcing, war enterprises, etc. have won the day. Can you say ”Mission Accomplis...
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Slurs unacceptable in any formMay 25, 2011 5:00 am - Joakim Noah says he got “caught up” in the moment, angrily lashing out at a fan in Miami with a profanity and a gay slur. He apologized and will have to pay $50,000 to t...
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Waterboarding/Nazi comparisons idioticMay 24, 2011 1:00 am - I am writing in response to a recent letter from David Werdegar regarding waterboarding. To equate this technique to those used by the Nazis, Saddam Hussein, etc. is idi...
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The real truth on teacher pensionsMay 24, 2011 1:00 am - In his Fencepost letter published April 12, Jack McCabe writes, “Teachers, members of the SEIU and AFSCME unions receive retirement income and benefits that are far grea...
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WDSRA happy to benefit from CareFestMay 24, 2011 1:00 am - Western DuPage Special Recreation Association (WDSRA) was on the receiving end of some very special donations recently. The hard-working and dedicated volunteers from Wh...
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Huntington’s needs Congress supportMay 24, 2011 1:00 am - May is Huntington’s disease Awareness Month, and I am writing to strongly urge Congress to sponsor the Huntington’s disease Parity Act, If passed, it would make it easie...