DuPage County Opinion
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Pension shortfalls the fault of townsApr 20, 2008 11:00 pm - "Listen to your cities on growing pension impact," Our View, April 2, 2008, misleads the public and insults police officers and firefighters. You cite funding levels of ...
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Back McCain, and staying the courseApr 20, 2008 11:00 pm - The American public has been denied the encouraging statements of a high Iraqi official (name withheld) who bravely stated that "the difference between today and Saddam'...
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Flows like water when it isn't yoursApr 20, 2008 11:00 pm - After reading the recent editorial regarding an untimely pay raise for and by the governing board of Elk Grove, I believe an additional comment could have been made: Not...
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Trees are thriving; don't cut them downApr 20, 2008 11:00 pm - We just had to have two trees cut down from the front of our property. One was a 47-inch red oak which housed a nest of five tiny raccoons (which we were able to save). ...
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Transparency at College of DuPage?Apr 19, 2008 11:00 pm - The front page of the Daily Herald reported on how certain College of DuPage Board members negotiated a contract with a PR firm, to the tune of $90,000, apparently witho...
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Walking fine line on finance, citizen inputApr 19, 2008 11:00 pm - In the past, the St. Charles Unit District 303 school board has felt the laser heat of community backlash. By deciding last week to allow the citizen groups that make u...
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Thanks for a great Sisters WeekendApr 19, 2008 11:00 pm - On behalf of the Downtown St. Charles Partnership -- and the event committee, specifically -- I would like to thank everyone who helped make Sisters Weekend 2008 such a ...
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RTA does well to keep pressure on for capital planApr 19, 2008 11:00 pm - No one denies the need for a capital projects budget in Illinois. The lingering question has been whether state political leaders can stop squabbling long enough to find...
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Towns have a duty to pension reformApr 19, 2008 11:00 pm - After reading the reaction to the Daily Herald's recent article and editorial on local officials' concerns with public safety pension funding, I must respond on behalf o...
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Resolving housing, lending dilemmasApr 18, 2008 11:00 pm - After a year of rising foreclosures, a housing market slump, and lenders reporting tremendous losses, it is time to focusing on who is to blame and start working on a lo...