DuPage County Opinion
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We can't have fantasy tax reformNov 25, 2017 12:00 am - It wasn't until the early 1900s before we had federal income tax and years later when states followed "the same yellow brick road." The federal government had operated o...
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Abuse and powerNov 25, 2017 12:00 am - The list of men in powerful positions accused of sexually abusing women appears to be growing by the day. Politicians, movie directors, actors and others in prominent po...
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Start supporting music for the right reasonNov 23, 2017 12:00 am - Research shows that music benefits brain development and academic performance. Common arguments today would have you believe that this is a reason to support music and m...
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Consider facts before villifying ObamaNov 23, 2017 12:00 am - Just finished reading the letter from Mary Lou Anton telling us in five paragraphs how "appalled" she was that the two presidents Bush that she voted for had the gall to...
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Keep Thanksgiving spirit all weekendNov 22, 2017 12:00 am - Thanksgiving is a day of giving thanks for the blessing of the harvest and of the following year. The irony is that this day of feeling blessed is followed by Black Frid...
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Editorial: Two suburban school leaders who do it the right wayNov 20, 2017 10:00 pm - The news has been relentless in recent weeks. Story after story on leaders in film, politics and journalism abdicating their leadership roles in favor of power and grati...
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#MeToo movement is hearteningNov 20, 2017 12:00 am - The first time I was sexually molested, I spoke out. I was a kindergartner and the resulting reactions to my "telling on" our elderly neighbor were traumatic - adults s...
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Many thanks to Batavia businessesNov 20, 2017 12:00 am - The Batavia American Legion Post 504 wishes to thank the generous public that donated to the post's yearly "Gifts for Yanks" collection. All monies collected go toward ...
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Tax plan more backward than forwardNov 20, 2017 12:00 am - We live in a nice home, and a great neighborhood, in Representative Peter Roskam's district. Under the proposed tax plan, that Roskam supports, we all would lose persona...
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Somebody will lose in a consolidation of districts 57, 59Nov 20, 2017 12:00 am - The front page article of Nov. 14, 2017 on the consolidation of Districts 59 and 57 left out a very important fact. Many years ago the same subject was put to the voters...