DuPage County Opinion
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Same headaches, just 32 percent costlierJul 23, 2017 12:01 am - $1,300 - this is the average amount Illinois families can expect to pay in extra income taxes since the House of Representatives voted to permanently raise them by 32 pe...
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Lawmaker fights for schools, studentsJul 22, 2017 1:00 am - We need political leaders like state Rep. Michelle Mussman who truly represent and fight for the needs of our communities. Michelle has proved to be a dedicated, consci...
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Madigan tactics result in income tax hikeJul 22, 2017 12:01 am - What is Mr. Madigan and the Democrats answer to Illinois financial problems? Easy! Let's find a way to additionally tax the people of Illinois. After all, nobody's reall...
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GOP reps should resign or retireJul 21, 2017 12:01 am - Republican State Representatives Steve Andersson of Geneva and Mike Fortner of West Chicago have so poorly represented taxpayers by voting for a permanent 32 percent inc...
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Cicero's words could apply to leaders todayJul 21, 2017 12:01 am - "The national budget must be balanced. The public debt must be reduced; the arrogance of the authorities must be moderated and controlled. Payments to foreign government...
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How much pain is GOP ready to inflict?Jul 20, 2017 12:01 am - What Americans want is for their health care needs to be fully met at an affordable cost. Simply having freedom to access insurance is clearly not enough. Plans must cov...
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Why should insured cover the uninsured?Jul 20, 2017 12:01 am - Many states require a driver/vehicle owner to have "car" insurance in order to be granted or to renew a license. So why the outcry from some against the "individual mand...
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Editorial: Finding small relief under the enduring specter of John Wayne GacyJul 19, 2017 11:00 pm - And then there were six. Another of John Wayne Gacy's victims has been identified - a 16-year-old Minnesota runaway, Jimmie Haakenson, who called his mom from Chicago in...
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Invocations acceptable at government meetingsJul 19, 2017 1:00 am - I wish to voice an alternate position to that in a letter posted on June 29 expressing displeasure at a chaplain's invocation at a county board meeting in DuPage County....
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Consult experts in health care policyJul 19, 2017 1:00 am - As our representatives in Congress continue to work on altering the Affordable Care Act, I hope they seek out and make use of the best information available about what w...