DuPage County Opinion
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Hope for nation lies with DemocratsMay 22, 2011 12:00 am - A note for those folks wondering if they’re going to vote in 2012: I’m voting to re-elect President Obama, even though we disagree on a few issues. But he’s still pretty...
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Support fight against toxic emissionsMay 22, 2011 12:00 am - When the Clean Air Act was amended in 1990 with bipartisan support in Congress, the EPA was given authority to control mercury and other hazardous air pollutants from ma...
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Video Gaming Act will reduce corruptionMay 22, 2011 12:00 am - The Video Gaming Act, on hold pending a court decision, will vastly improve the current video gaming system in Illinois. Currently, there are estimated to be as many as ...
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Harper College odd silence on Ender’s expensesMay 22, 2011 12:00 am - Anyone who follows this space regularly knows we are big supporters of Harper College in Palatine in general and its current president, Kenneth Ender, in particular. The...
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Morality lesson from ‘Lord of the Rings’May 20, 2011 1:00 am - I can’t muster up any joy at the death of Osama bin Laden. There is no doubt he was an evil man, according to the guidelines laid out by Judaism, Christianity and Islam....
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A senior’s view on casino problemMay 20, 2011 1:00 am - I’ve finally had it with all you “guys” screaming about the drop in profits at the casinos you have bought into because Illinois says no one can smoke in there. The lar...
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Don’t let ‘stupid’ enter conversationMay 20, 2011 1:00 am - In response to Kent McDill’s “How Can I Be So?,” I’m certain you’re a fine person and a nice guy but I found your response to your children’s admonishment, “How can you ...
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Health care law is ‘widely unpopular?’May 20, 2011 1:00 am - Reading the letters to the Fence Post, my daily chore, is becoming somewhat difficult for me these days, so seeing Mr. Troland’s letter on April 23 was like a breath of ...
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It’s torture to the rest of the worldMay 20, 2011 1:00 am - The topic of Richard Cohen’s column on May 11 was “The dysfunction of American exceptionalism.” By coincidence, a letter to the editor on the same page as Cohen’s column...
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We’re at our best when all respectedMay 20, 2011 1:00 am - In response to George Nowak’s May 10 letter, to be honest, I have never understood the idea of wanting to fear God. If you live your life and make choices out of fear or...