DuPage County Opinion
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Punishment for sit-in too severeDec 18, 2007 10:00 pm - I'm writing this letter in response to the Morton West High School anti-war sit-in on Nov. 1. My initial response was pure annoyance. I was shocked to discover freedo...
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Workers must learn to speak EnglishDec 18, 2007 10:00 pm - No, Reuben Navarrette, speaking only English is not discriminatory in the case you cited. (Daily Herald, Sept. 9). The Salvation Army told people they had a year to lear...
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Please give our new village a chanceDec 18, 2007 10:00 pm - In April, the registered voters of Campton and Plato townships, after many public informational meetings and coffees, voted to incorporate into the Village of Campton Hi...
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Get all facts on all-day kindergartenDec 18, 2007 10:00 pm - I am a parent of a child who will enter kindergarten in Indian Prairie Unit District 204 in the fall of 2009. I have become aware that District 204 will be starting a fu...
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Conviction push isn't always best justiceDec 18, 2007 10:00 pm - Judging from Daily Herald reporter Adam Kovac's Dec. 5 article, "Felony charges, convictions continue to go up in Kane County," I believe the law abiding need to be conc...
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Durbin law lacks 'common sense'Dec 18, 2007 10:00 pm - Recently, Senator Dick Durbin announced a new "common sense" gun law that changes how law enforcement will monitor criminals. A lot of politicians tell us that to be sa...
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Hyde's legacy is that of a hypocriteDec 17, 2007 10:00 pm - My lasting memory of the revered Henry Hyde is the photo of the dashing member of the state legislature posing with his married mistress in the 1960s, the revelation of ...
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Let's eliminate 'Black Friday' salesDec 17, 2007 10:00 pm - Lines began forming at about 10 p.m. Thanksgiving evening. By the time the doors opened at 7 or 8 a.m., there were already about 300 people waiting to get the best deals...
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Bush behaves like petulant boy-kingDec 17, 2007 10:00 pm - I have just heard our president criticize the Congress for its inability to pass legislation which he wants. The president is supposed to be the leader of the American p...
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Vote for a doctor who'll cure AmericaDec 17, 2007 10:00 pm - First let me say that regardless of popular belief I am not a sexist. With that being said, the country is not ready for female leadership if it is Hillary Clinton. A r...