DuPage County Opinion
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Admit Carillon Tower was a mistakeJun 18, 2017 12:00 am - The Naperville Riverwalk Commission says it will cost $3 million to maintain the corroding and cracking Carillon Tower just as is, while it will cost $660,000 to take it...
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A scolding about patriotism prompts a practical solutionJun 17, 2017 2:00 pm - Ah, if only the world would work like this a little more often. Lauren Zannini says she was “heartbroken” when she walked around her Elgin neighborhood Memorial Day week...
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Use ballot box as health care reminderJun 17, 2017 1:00 am - There are several things that we know about the Trumpcare proposal currently hidden away by GOP Senators. We know 24 million people will lose their coverage and their co...
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Columnist was rightJun 17, 2017 1:00 am - I couldn't agree more with Walter Williams' column on "Lunacy on campus." Comparing evil and our American flag to the Nazi and Islamic flags is unconscionable. I can't b...
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School finance reform is not Chicago bailoutJun 15, 2017 11:00 pm - I am grateful for the views expressed by state Sen. Melinda Bush and Mimi Rodman from Stand For Children on Monday and telling us the truth about this legislation that w...
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How Roselle solved shortage of flags problemJun 15, 2017 12:01 am - Referring to Lauren Zannini's letter to the editor on June 11, titled "Where were the flags?" maybe she would like to start a program in Elgin similar to what we just la...
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Ignoring climate change is seriousJun 13, 2017 1:00 am - When President Trump withdrew from the Paris accord on climate change, there was disappointment and anger from many more people than there were supporting it. His earlie...
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AHCA fails to meet ACA standardsJun 12, 2017 1:00 am - It's a sad irony that what finally got the American Health Care Act through the House of Representatives is a provision which gives states the option of allowing insuran...
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DCFS woes seem to never changeJun 12, 2017 1:00 am - Another child dies tragically while under the care of DCFS, and another director, eight directors in five years, resigns in the midst of controversy. This sad story has...
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Education: The promise of physical education that goes beyond traditional sportsJun 11, 2017 11:00 pm - It's not an entirely new concept. Long before his death in 2010, legendary baseball coach and physical education teacher Phil Lawler attracted national attention to Nape...