DuPage County Opinion
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Shrink government by ignoring itJun 05, 2017 1:00 am - I hope that sometime in the next century, Republicans in Congress will have the courage, during budget negotiations, to call the Democrats' bluff, and shut down the gove...
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Happy to be leaving IllinoisJun 05, 2017 1:00 am - The article that was published last week was very timely since we are in the midst of moving to Arizona. Here are some of the reasons why (at least from our perspective)...
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What could be better than patriotic parade?Jun 05, 2017 1:00 am - I love a parade, not just any parade, I love the Wheaton Memorial Day parade! My friends and I attend every year, sit in our favorite seats on the City Hall steps, and e...
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Conservatives also should 'get over it'Jun 04, 2017 1:00 am - The cries of "sore losers" or "just get over it" have been the general response of many conservatives as they fend off the public protests and the constant liberal barra...
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Illinois' debt is simply mind-numbingJun 04, 2017 12:01 am - Say what you want about our politicians or our press, the right or the left, liberal or conservative, capitalism or socialism, but it was just announced Illinois' debt h...
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The taxing tax problemJun 03, 2017 1:00 am - The flurry of claims that the new proposed tax plan greatly favors the very wealthy over the public seems to be justified. Data shown on a recent Sunday newscast and oth...
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Democracy attacked by Trump bulliesJun 03, 2017 1:00 am - Our president shrinks from the role of leader of the free world, denigrates our judiciary and attacks our free press as he heaps praise on authoritarian leaders. Trump f...
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Cellphones could have been disasterJun 03, 2017 1:00 am - If General Washington had communicated with his troops via cellphone, the British would most certainly have intercepted those communications and foiled the Continental A...
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Laughable loopholes in tax freeze planJun 03, 2017 1:00 am - Your May 31, front-page above-the-fold-story "2-year tax levy freeze?" is hilarious. It is stated in the article, "Democratic Senate President John Cullerton of Chicago ...
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Des Plaines citizens gave from the heartJun 02, 2017 5:00 am - Over the weekend prior to Memorial Day, the members of the American Legion Des Plaines Post 36 were out in force taking donations for poppies to help support our service...