DuPage County Opinion
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Quit stalling on needed capital planJul 21, 2008 11:00 pm - Even as Naperville and surrounding communities continue to grow and prosper, our infrastructure needs have become ever more pressing. From the congestion on Route 59 to ...
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It's an easy choice to not support ObamaJul 21, 2008 11:00 pm - Marcy Rieser (Fence Post, July 12) is right to say that "the choice is easy" this November, but she's wrong in her conclusion. How anyone could vote for shallow, flip-fl...
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Do our legislators double-dip for pay?Jul 21, 2008 11:00 pm - I didn't hear the predicate for it, but on Friday, a local radio station played a clip of Gov. Blagojevich making critical remarks about members of the Illinois state Le...
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Don't limit info in Batavia libraryJul 21, 2008 11:00 pm - I present this statement with due respect to cancer survivors and victims. To the volunteer board of trustees of the Batavia Public Library: As a community we must refra...
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Court gun ruling should be end of itJul 21, 2008 11:00 pm - The decision has been made. American citizens have the right to buy, own and bear handguns for self-defense, exactly as our Founding Fathers wanted it. They knew what ...
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Cuts to addiction treatment hurt us allJul 21, 2008 11:00 pm - Recent cuts to substance abuse treatment providers will be devastating to our communities. At this time there is a four- to six-week waiting period for men and women see...
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Momentum builds for concealed carryJul 20, 2008 11:00 pm - I have noticed in the newspapers, the opinions of people who have written to the editors have been overwhelmingly Pro-Supreme Court decision (against handgun bans) and t...
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Thanks to Kirk for his position on CNJul 20, 2008 11:00 pm - As we read the Daily Herald's recent article on the proposed acquisition of the EJ&E by CN ("Fighting Over Trains," July 13, 2008), we noted that Congressman Mark Kirk h...
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Schaumburg Twp. library collecting foodJul 20, 2008 11:00 pm - Thanks so much for focusing on hunger in our neighborhoods. For most of us, if we don't know hungry people we don't think about them. For us they don't exist. In light o...
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Obama has the best judgment on the warJul 20, 2008 11:00 pm - Sen. McCain keeps trying to tell us that Sen. Obama's judgment is poor because he opposed the surge. However: 1. There is no way of knowing what would have happened if w...