DuPage County Opinion
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Pothole patching paves path to profound columnJan 01, 2009 10:00 pm - Perhaps the pothole patcher is swifter than the pen. All I know is we had a plan on Tuesday to do a story about all the potholes popping up like petunias, but the report...
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It's hard to compete with Illinois' circusDec 31, 2008 10:00 pm - Barnum & Bailey and Ringling Brothers are minor league players. The circus in Illinois continues to excel! Unfortunately, the price of admission to the latter is conside...
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CEO pay is part of a bad systemDec 31, 2008 10:00 pm - This is a response to Jerry Donlon's "High CEO salaries are an easy target." Your argument neglects one reality. CEO benefits packages are absurd, unethical and sinful....
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When you know it, you realize you don'tDec 31, 2008 10:00 pm - In today's world, the only thing you can be sure of is ... you can't be sure of anything. Norma Lettecci Schaumburg ...
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Why do Dems gripe about Caroline?Dec 30, 2008 10:00 pm - Democratic critics of Caroline Kennedy complain that she is a "celebrity" without the qualifications necessary to be a senator. President-elect Barack Obama did not have...
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Schools should teach second languageDec 30, 2008 10:00 pm - In the past, learning a foreign language has never been correctly stressed in school. I believe it is time to change the current attitude, and make school districts impl...
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Explain the 'bleeps,' we can handle itDec 30, 2008 10:00 pm - Could the Daily Herald please explain to us the significance of "visuality" in American journalism? Recently, in connection with Governor Blagojevich's escapades, we hav...
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Bad science fuels global warming fearsDec 30, 2008 10:00 pm - A Dec. 23 Fence Post headline states, "Global warming is real, immediate." This is a dangerous and uninformed statement of opinion - not fact - akin to falsely shouting...
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Stop living only in the presentDec 30, 2008 10:00 pm - Recently the Arlington Heights village board came to the conclusion that it needed to raise its tax levy. But how could they raise the taxes? Well, the trustees had sugg...
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Obama spending mimics FDR failureDec 29, 2008 10:00 pm - President-elect Barack Obama plans to spend the U.S. out of the current economic crisis. In other words, he will revive the policies of Franklin D. Roosevelt, who helped...