DuPage County Opinion
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High-tech battle against obesityDec 15, 2007 10:00 pm - Cheeseburgers and fries, pizza, chicken nuggets and macaroni and cheese. Even though school districts have made strides in balancing those offerings with healthier choic...
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Misinformed about fire district ballotDec 14, 2007 10:00 pm - As pointed out in a Dec. 8 article ("In DuPage County, questions in pursuit of your money,") the Winfield Fire Protection District will be trying for a third time this F...
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Tri-Cities soap boxDec 14, 2007 10:00 pm - A learning experience Kevin Burns will keep his day job and his political job. And the Geneva mayor will still have plenty of time for his family. In the end, that shoul...
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Bensenville should fund its O'Hare warDec 14, 2007 10:00 pm - Dear Mr. Geils: What are you thinking? What nerve does it take to petition for MY money from the taxes I pay for School District 100, for the education of students from ...
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Come see the trains at DuPage museumDec 14, 2007 10:00 pm - The DuPage County Historical Museum is in danger of closing due to the crisis in the 2008 county budget. If this happens it will be a great lost to the residents of DuPa...
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Cook Co. soap boxDec 14, 2007 10:00 pm - Bartlett voters, start your engines … If Bartlett voters in the 14th Congressional District don't think it's weird enough that they'll be voting twice for the same offic...
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Too many lawyers for our own goodDec 14, 2007 10:00 pm - The other day, a friend who is a doctor was telling me about the incredibly high insurance rates he is forced to pay to keep his practice open. Later that day, I ran int...
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Fox Valley soap boxDec 14, 2007 10:00 pm - A long road Once an art teacher in his small Mexican village, Juan Hernandez immigrated to the U.S. 17 years ago. He took two jobs, yet always had a return to teaching i...
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DuPage Co. soap boxDec 14, 2007 10:00 pm - Never easy to start over There's a lesson in the Rev. Jim McLain's story about how he and his wife rebuilt their lives since Hurricane Katrina destroyed their church and...
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A way to help older people at holidaysDec 13, 2007 10:00 pm - Just food for thought. I have the pleasure of working with the public. I see and talk with many older people struggling to do holiday shopping. Aside from just getting ...