DuPage County Opinion
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Rich really should carry more of tax loadApr 19, 2017 12:01 am - The logic and research apparent in Hans Schultz's letter, asking "How much of the income tax load should the rich be sharing?" was compelling. Mr. Schultz points out tha...
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Rights don't disappear at the borderApr 19, 2017 12:01 am - In this era of trumped-up security, U.S. citizens are being asked to turn over their phones and computers when re-entering the country at the border. This is an infringe...
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Record of protecting billionaires, corporationsApr 18, 2017 12:01 am - U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam voted along party lines in opposition to a measure directing the Treasury Department to release President Trump's tax returns for closed review by...
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GOP bears some blame for state woesApr 18, 2017 12:01 am - State Rep. Grant Wehrli laments the finger-pointing, yet points at the Democrats as the source of the pointing. Does he forget all the ads and tweets pointing the finger...
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Trust me on thisApr 17, 2017 1:00 am - Any politician who consistently uses the phrases "to tell you the truth" or "trust me" is in all likelihood, a pathological liar. Anyone come to mind? Gary Clair Schaumb...
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An energy ironyApr 16, 2017 1:00 am - It appears that the cost of coal is too expensive for the Kentucky Coal Mining Museum in Benham, Kentucky. The museum is switching to solar energy to save money. The swi...
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No reduced sentence for Byrd-BennettApr 16, 2017 12:01 am - So here we are once again. Only four short years ago we had Jesse Jackson, Jr. pleading for a reduced sentence in his felony conviction. Today we learn that Barbara Byr...
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Disappointed in election websiteApr 16, 2017 12:01 am - I'm writing to express my sincere disappointment with the DuPage County Election Commission's election results website. On April 4, the election results website updated ...
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Killing remnant of deliberative governmentApr 15, 2017 1:00 am - In your April 11 "Our View" opinion, you call out Senators Durbin and Duckworth as being complicit in the loss of the filibuster option for Supreme Court nominees. Whil...
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This is what gets Chicago's attention?Apr 15, 2017 1:00 am - Just about every day, we hear about more murders in Chicago. The justice system in Chicago is a disaster - criminals get a mere slap on the wrist and are released back o...