DuPage County Opinion
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Student activists embody the spirit of Marjory Stoneman DouglasFeb 28, 2018 10:00 pm - Student survivors of the horrific mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida are grieving. But they are also organizing. Within days of t...
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Don't waste chance to act on gun violenceFeb 28, 2018 12:00 am - There is always a time for thoughts and prayers when tragedy strikes, but on the heels of the horrific gun violence that struck the community of Parkland, Florida, now i...
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Rights not unlimitedFeb 28, 2018 12:00 am - Anton Scalia said our Second Amendment is not unlimited. Similarly, our First Amendment right does not give us the right to yell, "Fire!" in a crowded movie theater. Sca...
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Why won't congressman respond on gun control?Feb 28, 2018 12:00 am - My wife was a teacher. My son is a teacher, as is his fiancee. I think I can speak for teachers - not all perhaps but most. I taught for 37 years. But after the crazed...
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Invest in our childrenFeb 27, 2018 12:00 am - I continue to be disgusted with Trump and DeVos. This administration wants to make it even harder to get a college education, potentially creating a have/have not societ...
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Endorsement: Rescinding our support for Minor candidacyFeb 26, 2018 10:00 pm - Winfield Township Republican Chairman Burt Minor says his now-controversial meeting last October with Erika Harold, a candidate for the GOP nomination for attorney gener...
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What to think about and pray forFeb 26, 2018 12:00 am - In the first few weeks of the current term, Congress passed and the new president signed a law making it easier for people with mental illnesses to buy guns. Horrific gu...
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All it takes from Congress is courageFeb 26, 2018 12:00 am - In November 2017, Sen. Feinstein and several other senators introduced a bill in the Senate titled "The Assault Weapons Ban of 2017." If passed, this bill would ban the ...
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Include voices of students in debate on transgenderFeb 26, 2018 12:00 am - If you look through our high school yearbooks, we are probably not the students you would place together. One of us is a freshman; one is looking seriously at colleges t...
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Trump bringing back low-cost insurance optionFeb 26, 2018 12:00 am - So what's the rub? Having high-deductible, low(er) premium health insurance is good for almost everyone. Known as "catastrophic" coverage it was widely available before ...