DuPage County Opinion
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Middle class victims of the 'class war'Jul 20, 2008 11:00 pm - The war is over. Not the war in Iraq or Afghanistan, but the "class war". The rich have won and the middle class is beaten. Ronald Reagan, a nice enough grandfatherly fi...
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Things aren't quite always as they seemJul 20, 2008 11:00 pm - Shades of old Crosstown Expressway ownership-required property for construction and crafts. Then Peotone, airport land development sites acquired by legislators before t...
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Sign bill putting an end to pay-to-playJul 20, 2008 11:00 pm - Gov. Rod Blagojevich should sign House Bill 824 into law. Business entities with aggregate state contracts or pending state bids of more than $50,000 will be prohibited ...
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Don't put up with higher tax billJul 20, 2008 11:00 pm - Property owners across the country are objecting to their real estate tax assessment this year. Not too soon, however, given the slump in values and in sales throughout ...
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Landfill issue isn't overJul 19, 2008 11:00 pm - A while ago, there was quite a bit of concern over a proposed landfill for the Yorkville/Kendall County area. The original permit application was pulled. But the issue w...
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Politician positions full of disconnectsJul 18, 2008 11:00 pm - Months ago, Henry Waxman said, "There's a complete disconnect with reality" referring to the corporate executives involved with the mortgage crisis. He went further and...
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Do we like McCain being McCain?Jul 18, 2008 11:00 pm - McCain is an expert on world affairs (or so says McCain). Why then does he not know that Czechoslovakia was dissolved 15 years ago? Why does he have still have trouble...
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Deterring bad guys from having gunsJul 18, 2008 11:00 pm - The Supreme Court has ruled that the Second Amendment to the Constitution establishes a personal right to own a handgun for self-defense. Formerly, courts have held that...
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Biofuel source needs legislative attentionJul 18, 2008 11:00 pm - A recent letter from Mr. Myles of Aurora highlighted a potential energy source that is languishing for lack of legislative action at the state and/or federal level; ener...
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Stop bashing the USAJul 17, 2008 11:00 pm - I need to respond to a letter to the editor submitted by Barbara Zaha from July 11. Many citizens celebrate the 4th of July each summer surrounded by family and friends,...