DuPage County Opinion
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Put school break after final examsDec 10, 2007 10:00 pm - With winter break coming up, the hype for finals is just starting. Teachers will be pounding high school students like myself with tests. District 211 schools have firs...
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We must defeat the enemy of apathyDec 10, 2007 10:00 pm - Apathy is the enemy. Our country will only succeed if we pay attention to what our leaders are doing. Our state and local governments will only succeed if we pay attenti...
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Peraica counters Stroger budgetDec 10, 2007 10:00 pm - The vitriol and personal attacks that have surrounded the Cook County budget discussions are unfortunate and accomplish little but damage the faith of the taxpayers in o...
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Watch your taxes go up, and upDec 10, 2007 10:00 pm - When the Batavia Township equalized assessed values were published, I saw an increase of $3,000 or more in the equalized assessed property values in my neighborhood. Thi...
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Women need truth on breast canceDec 10, 2007 10:00 pm - In her Dec. 4 column, Susan Estrich ponders the effects of the environment on the rise of certain diseases. Near the end of the column she mentions a discussion with he...
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Is teaching really such a breeze?Dec 09, 2007 10:00 pm - In reply to Rosemary Colbert of Schaumburg. Yes, it sure seems that teachers have it good. Full retirement at 55, handsome retirement benefits, only 9 months of work but...
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Watch your taxes go up, and upDec 09, 2007 10:00 pm - When the Batavia Township Equalized Assessed Values were published, I saw an increase of $3,000 or more in the equalized assessed property values in my neighborhood. Thi...
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A tribute to Hyde, a lion of a manDec 09, 2007 10:00 pm - In this high political season, we will do well to remember a lion of a man -- unashamed of his deep faith, unequivocal in his convictions and unparalleled in leadership ...
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Clean, safe water is worth the costDec 09, 2007 10:00 pm - This is in support of the proposed water main improvements for Meadow Knolls in Schaumburg. After receiving the original information from the village of Schaumburg, some...
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Doom and gloom in reporting newsDec 09, 2007 10:00 pm - What is wrong with the Daily Herald and the rest of the MSM (mainstream-media)? The good news about the foreclosure "crisis" is that homes, that were inflated in price, ...