DuPage County Opinion
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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...
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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...