DuPage County Opinion
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Amendment needed to stop gerrymanderingMar 24, 2018 1:00 am - Political gerrymandering needs to be limited in this country. Its premise is that a political party can draw the legislative district map lines in order for that party t...
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Silencer ban would not reduce gun violenceMar 24, 2018 1:00 am - I would like to offer a counterpoint on Erica Nelson's letter on "silencers," also known as suppressors. Erica is a great person and fine public servant, but I disagree ...
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Taxpayers must stand up to boardMar 24, 2018 1:00 am - "We owe the taxpayers of Lisle an apology." These words were spoken by one of our elected board members at the monthly board meeting I attended on March 19. The board re...
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Get rid of both Cronin and election boardMar 24, 2018 1:00 am - I read that Dan Cronin is furious and ranting about getting rid of the entire DuPage Election Commission. I think that is a good first step. But the last paragraph of th...
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A model for making America competitiveMar 23, 2018 1:00 am - Germany, with its high worker wages (substantially higher than ours), high taxes and strict government regulations, has the world's highest trade surplus. To make Americ...
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A gun buy-back plan for super wealthyMar 23, 2018 1:00 am - Recently I stood on the sidewalk as students walked out of my local high school and was proud of the students who stand for change. I also saw a photo of 40,000 pairs of...
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Facing up to lost warsMar 22, 2018 1:00 am - I clearly remember thinking that the U.S. was losing the Vietnam War if indeed it had not already lost it. I am now thinking that we have been losing the war in Afghanis...
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Renew global food actMar 22, 2018 1:00 am - Two years ago, we accomplished something historic in the fight against hunger. On July 20, 2016, President Obama signed the Global Food Security Act into law, after it h...
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Perspectives on 'pro-life'Mar 21, 2018 1:00 am - Politics and religion aside, I wish everyone could understand that you can be pro-choice AND anti-abortion. The point is, I abhor abortion, I wouldn't encourage anyone t...
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Stop bill allowing silencersMar 21, 2018 1:00 am - We are listening to the voices of teenagers in our country who are saying, "enough." They are not talking only about Marjory Stoneham Douglas High School in Parkland, Fl...