DuPage County Opinion
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What kind of store doesn't back its meat?Aug 24, 2008 11:00 pm - I have always been conscience of where I buy meat for my family. At what cost do we find cost cutting is more important than taking a chance at putting our family's heal...
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Didn't back legislative pay raiseAug 24, 2008 11:00 pm - This is no time for a legislative pay raise. Too many Illinois families are facing financial hardships where one person has a job, but there isn't enough income to pay f...
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CN needs to do right thingAug 24, 2008 11:00 pm - I find it almost unbelievable the unmitigated gall that the CN, a foreign company, has been showing in their attempt to purchase the EJ&E railroad. Now they want a court...
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Elect Prochno to clean things upAug 24, 2008 11:00 pm - Illinois government has become synonymous with political corruption. Our governor has become an expert at pay-to-play politics and continues to increase his campaign don...
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Three terms a better limit than twoAug 24, 2008 11:00 pm - First, yes the public does have the power to limit terms - by casting their ballot! Unfortunately, over the years we see where on many levels, some representatives are r...
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It's easy to judge, but not always fairAug 22, 2008 11:00 pm - In response to Barbara Wroblewski's letter (Fence Post Aug 19) concerning the evils of abortion: As a nursing student, one of my assignments was to spend time at an abor...
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Local government shouldn't competeAug 22, 2008 11:00 pm - Susan Sarkauskas wrote a very good article in Sunday's paper. I hope she will write some follow-ups. For example: When we moved to Batavia over 20 years ago, it took two...
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Bean a Congressional truantAug 22, 2008 11:00 pm - Sometimes missing, Melissa Bean: What member of the suburban delegation to the U.S. House has missed the most votes in the 110th Congress? A Soapbox Dart to Barringt...
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Government a bad investor in energyAug 21, 2008 11:00 pm - Not to pick on Adam Smit (Fence Post Aug. 18) alone but yet another reader writes urging that "we invest" in alternate energy technology, etc. I'm open to correction, ...
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Board should stand firm in negotiationsAug 21, 2008 11:00 pm - Dear School District 158: As one overtaxed taxpayer living in Taxerville, I wanted to encourage you to hold firm in your negotiations with your teacher's union. You see...