DuPage County Opinion
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Better way to keep Sears in HoffmanMay 20, 2011 1:00 am - There were two interesting articles on the May 10 front page. Sears wants a 15-year renewal of a previous 23-year property tax incentive. Sears is threatening to move ou...
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The SoapboxMay 20, 2011 1:00 am - Encouraging news: It’s easy to get jaded in this business — and lose hope for the next generation. But this week, as we write about Lexi Youngberg, the St. Charles teen ...
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Time to hit reset for Illinois economyMay 20, 2011 1:00 am - While much has been written regarding Gov. Pat Quinn offering incentives to Sears and Motorola to entice them to stay in Illinois, there’s a better long-term solution to...
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What do we want nation to look like?May 19, 2011 12:00 am - Before we try to deal with the looming problems of the deficit and the debt limit, the question should be: What kind of United States do we want when this recession is o...
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Work it out, Glen Ellyn and College of DuPageMay 19, 2011 12:00 am - Once again, the marriage of Glen Ellyn and the College of DuPage is on the rocks. A long-running dispute that began with village officials’ concerns about the community ...
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U.S. also has a revenue problemMay 19, 2011 12:00 am - There is a Republican talking point/phrase that is constantly repeated by both the Republican media and Republican members of Congress and it is: “The government doesn’t...
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GOP masterfully distorts factsMay 19, 2011 12:00 am - Isn’t it an amazing phenomenon how easy it is for Republicans to distort the truth until it matches their preconceived notion of what they’d like it to be? The economic ...
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Promoting debate about slots at trackMay 19, 2011 12:00 am - I remember reading in this paper some time ago that the Arlington Heights village leaders promised vigorous, open discussion and debate about the proposal to put slots a...
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Finger becomes a fist in DuPage remap debacleMay 19, 2011 12:00 am - Here’s the lead we were tempted to use on Robert Sanchez’s story in Thursday’s paper: “DuPage County Board members have given the finger to potential candidate Laura Fit...
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Glen Ellyn should OK deal with CODMay 19, 2011 12:00 am - The leadership of the village of Glen Ellyn wants you to believe that until recently their relationship with the college has always been harmonious and that our recent d...