DuPage County Opinion
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New era brings new balance to two sides of paper's missionMar 12, 2008 11:00 pm - In the inner world of a daily newspaper, the "tell the truth" side of the mission and the "make money" side persist in something of a state of uneasy symbiosis. Each sid...
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Let suburbs secede from Cook CountyMar 12, 2008 11:00 pm - I seen there was an article about seceding from Cook County for most of the Northwest suburbs. I would love nothing better. I moved to the suburbs to get away from Dale...
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Government wastes taxes on NBA adsMar 12, 2008 11:00 pm - It's the time of year to start assembling the paperwork, filling out the federal and state income tax forms and writing out those checks. I was thinking about this tod...
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Democrats putting the heat on the GOPMar 12, 2008 11:00 pm - It was not very long ago that a Democratic win in an election in the suburbs was stunning stuff. Less than a decade ago, in fact, it was almost unheard of. When Jack Fra...
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Put up red light on camera enforcementMar 12, 2008 11:00 pm - I don't think officials in area towns are listening to their constituents when it comes to installation of these red light cameras and I completely support the Daily Her...
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No compromising land preservationMar 12, 2008 11:00 pm - There have been several occasions during my 13-year tenure as president of the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County's Board of Commissioners when public and private...
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Cigarette smoke worse than grillMar 11, 2008 11:00 pm - In Mr.Dainius letter dated Feb. 10, he asked which is more dangerous to one's health -- smoke from a grill or inhaling smoke from a cigarette? It is obvious and the Surg...
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Politicians don't trust gun controlMar 11, 2008 11:00 pm - If the strict measures of gun control are working in Illinois, then why do we taxpayers fund Mayor Daley's, Gov. Blagojevich, and other politicians police protection? I...
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Head off looming financial disasterMar 11, 2008 11:00 pm - As the baby boom generation approaches retirement, David Walker, Comptroller General of the United States, has raised grave concerns about how Social Security and Medica...
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Hastert at fault for loss of OberweisMar 11, 2008 11:00 pm - Republican candidate Jim Oberweis lost the special election for the 14th U.S. House District to fulfill former Speaker Dennis Hastert's term, but not all of the blame sh...