DuPage County Opinion
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Death of 'everybody's grandmother' a tough but essential storyDec 20, 2007 10:00 pm - What if you had to write the obituary on your own grandmother? With all due respect to Rose Tani's family, that's almost the situation we had in this newsroom when the n...
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Blagojevich acts as 'imperial governorDec 20, 2007 10:00 pm - Governor Blagojevich's flagrant use of taxpayer-owned aircraft for non-business purposes evokes all kinds of thoughts. First, how tone deaf can someone be to the mood o...
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Let public transit pay its own wayDec 19, 2007 10:00 pm - Over the last few months, the politicians in Springfield have been holding "special sessions" to budget supplemental funding for the CTA, Pace and Metra to cover their o...
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Politicians need to reassess spendingDec 19, 2007 10:00 pm - Since the U.S. economy seems to be in a state of decline, politicians need to reassess programs, budgets and taxes. The State of Illinois is not receiving sales tax mon...
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Joe Taxpayer done in by greedy teachersDec 19, 2007 10:00 pm - District U-46 teachers threatened to strike after being offered a three-year 16 percent increase. Naperville District 203 teachers threatened to strike in 2005 with a 1...
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Iowa series put presidential politics in suburban contextDec 19, 2007 10:00 pm - We know what's happening in Iowa can be relevant in the suburbs and has connections to suburban interests. I often think of the Daily Herald in a phrase similar to the c...
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Cut county budget before raising taxesDec 19, 2007 10:00 pm - If I ran my business in the way DuPage County manages this county, I would be bankrupt! I personally would never support a tax increase until I see the some of the dooms...
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Grateful that ruddy duck was rescuedDec 19, 2007 10:00 pm - I read the Dec. 5 story of about the ruddy duck that was at the Wood Dale Grove Forest Preserve since last spring and then rescued by an observant ranger and Chicago Bir...
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Prepare for cleaner air in Illinois Jan. 1Dec 19, 2007 10:00 pm - Starting in January, the Smoke-Free Illinois Act takes effect, protecting all workers, residents and visitors from the cancer-causing poisons contained in indoor secondh...
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Don't remove the incentive to achieveDec 18, 2007 10:00 pm - Equality is a myth. The local government and federal government have forgotten this fact. I am certain, anyone that knows me will agree, I cannot play basketball well e...