DuPage County Opinion
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Even in fire pit, don't burn leavesNov 05, 2017 12:01 am - As autumn chill leads to falling leaves, I will not be burning them in a backyard fire pit like a few of my Wheaton neighbors might do. It may seem OK, given that the f...
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Bill would help working womenNov 04, 2017 1:00 am - As of Oct. 26, I started working for free for the rest of the year, and if you are a working woman, so did you. This is one of the harsh facts about the gender wage gap....
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More military when nation being gutted?Nov 04, 2017 12:01 am - Trump's legislative program may not be making much progress, but his Cabinet heads are doing a bang up job of making America a polluted, privatized, financial mess once ...
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Focus on teaching healthy eating, not taxesNov 03, 2017 1:00 am - So the sugar tax for sodas has been repealed. OK. Some of the ads I saw promoting it say the soda companies target our youth, causing record rates of obesity and the con...
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His private presidencyNov 02, 2017 1:00 am - At his impromptu news conference on the White House lawn the other day, President Trump repeatedly referred to "HIS Generals" and "HIS Military'. Really? I always though...
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GOP cares about spending when convenientNov 02, 2017 12:00 am - I am so tired of the hypocrisy coming from Washington. For years we have listened to Republicans, including our own Peter Roskam and Randy Hultgren, saying that they are...
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Chasm between rich and poor widensNov 01, 2017 12:01 am - In September the ACA survived yet another repeal attempt by the U.S. Senate. However, every time this happens, there is a tendency for supporters of the ACA to take a d...
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No excuse for holding up JFK documentsNov 01, 2017 12:01 am - President Trump held back several hundred JFK files to allow security officials a chance to review them over the next six months. What could they possibly be doing in th...
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Hiding behind 'right to bear arms' sawOct 28, 2017 1:01 am - I am 81 years old and have been a Republican all of my life, that is until now when I see Roskam and Hultgren hiding behind the old saw, "the U.S. Constitution grants th...
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What took so long?Oct 27, 2017 1:00 am - I'm 74 years old and have been aware of the existence of the "casting couch" in Hollywood all my adult life. So, in all these years, why haven't outspoken actresses like...