DuPage County Opinion
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Volunteers offer gift of literacyMay 04, 2008 11:00 pm - The gift of literacy is a gift of a future. For many people reading a street sign, a food packaging label, or a prescription bottle is difficult, if not impossible. The ...
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Voters have a right to judge ObamaMay 03, 2008 11:00 pm - According to an April 8 Fence post letter, it is wrong for people to judge Barack Obama. I disagree. Judging is an appropriate and rational method for citizens to decide...
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Shaken faith in environmental protectionMay 03, 2008 11:00 pm - It is a terrifying moment when people find out their homes or nearby land may be contaminated. And it is at these times they turn to government for support and counsel. ...
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Praise for dramatic gains in schoolsMay 03, 2008 11:00 pm - Quite often on this page we voice our concerns, thoughts and insights on politics, taxes, education, the economy and the governing bodies and decisions they make that af...
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Wright should be mad at DemocratsMay 03, 2008 11:00 pm - Barack Obama's former pastor, the Rev. Jeremiah Wright, made the bold claim that the federal government allowed the attack on Pearl Harbor to happen just so the U.S. had...
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Don't memorialize five crash victimsMay 03, 2008 11:00 pm - It is wrong to erect a memorial for the five teenagers who were tragically killed in a car accident. I, too, have experienced the incomprehensible pain and grief of losi...
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Saturday soapbox: Time to act on Winfield underpassMay 02, 2008 11:00 pm - Time to act on Winfield underpass Winfield trustees would do well to heed the warning of Village Manager William Barlow: Act fast on long-debated plans for a pedestrian ...
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Protect residential area from trafficMay 02, 2008 11:00 pm - As a 32-year resident of Brandywine in Villa Park, my concern is Oakbrook Terrace's planned extension of Ardmore Avenue from 16th Street to Butterfield Road, increasing...
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Saturday soapbox: No long wait, nice photo, nice peopleMay 02, 2008 11:00 pm - Remember the epic horror stories of waiting in line at the Secretary of State's office for a new driver's license for days on end, only to walk away with a plastic card ...
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Mail order catalogs harm environmentMay 02, 2008 11:00 pm - With regard to the familiar pop-culture term "Going Green," (to those of you under 40, this isn't a new concept, it's been around since the '70s), I wonder why it is tha...