DuPage County Opinion
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Saturday Soapbox: DuPage CountyMay 23, 2008 11:00 pm - Good luck, Judge Bakalis No one will deny DuPage Circuit Judge George Bakalis is earning his pay. He's already presiding over the arduous death-penalty murder case of Br...
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St. Xavier deserves kudos for courageMay 23, 2008 11:00 pm - In their decision (in April) to close the campus, St. Xavier University officials showed extraordinary courage as they placed human life at a higher priority than fear o...
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Shedding light on a very painful diseaseMay 23, 2008 11:00 pm - Imagine getting out of bed in the morning and experiencing so much pain that you can't even walk to the shower. Consider having to quit your job because the pain is so i...
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Saturday Soapbox: Fox ValleyMay 23, 2008 11:00 pm - The problem with Randall Road One of our Soapbox writers finds herself puzzled by complaints about speeders on Randall Road. In her opinion, the problem with traffic on ...
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Take a northerly view of gas pricesMay 22, 2008 11:00 pm - We import more oil from Canada than any other country. Mexico is third. Out of the top ten countries we get our oil from, only two are from the Middle East and we curren...
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Liberals give the inspiration to writeMay 22, 2008 11:00 pm - Ask and ye shall receive Mr. Krueger (Fence Post, April 13). Krueger implored, "Keep on writing those letters, Mr. Toye, and keep inspiring me and many more like me..." ...
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It's time to use our energy resourcesMay 22, 2008 11:00 pm - I, for one, am angry. I am angry about gas prices. No, I'm not only angry at the Saudis for refusing to increase their oil production as requested by President Bush on ...
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Why it's becoming more and more all about youMay 22, 2008 11:00 pm - The pitch that came to Assistant City Editor Anne Halston was probably not unlike hundreds she has gotten in her 13 years as an editor at the Daily Herald. It went somet...
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Put more emphasis on art classesMay 22, 2008 11:00 pm - Public schools don't emphasize enough art in their classrooms, but they should. There needs to be better and more focus on visual and performing arts in schools. They n...
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Let's impose a $1 tax on gallon of gasMay 22, 2008 11:00 pm - I propose that the federal government impose a $1 per gallon tax on all gasoline sold for automobile usage. Higher taxes are not something that garners support. Howeve...