DuPage County Opinion
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Amusing rhetoric on both sidesNov 11, 2007 10:00 pm - I was very amused at the battle over SCHIP with the rhetoric on both sides. The Bush Republicans claimed that the $35 billion expansion was just too big, while the bi-pa...
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Sick of complaints about teachersNov 11, 2007 10:00 pm - I am sick and tired of people complaining about teachers. If the profession is such a plum one, why is there such a shortage? Prospective teachers are welcome at any age...
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Screenwriters could use a reality checkNov 11, 2007 10:00 pm - It seems the recent Hollywood Writers Guild strike has taken center stage in the media. The writers, most of whom pull down six-figure incomes, could use a reality check...
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Specialized lawyers make a differenceNov 11, 2007 10:00 pm - It's sad when a large home builder such as Neumann Homes files for bankruptcy. Sad for the real estate market, and sadder still for those buyers who signed a contract to...
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If only men could become pregnantNov 11, 2007 10:00 pm - In reply to Bob Vogt's letter of Oct. 18 in which he asks why pro-choice people don't call anti-choice people pro- life. Well it's simple: They are not pro-life; they ar...
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Supervisor thanks pantry supportersNov 11, 2007 10:00 pm - Supervisor thanks pantry supporters To the editor: On behalf of the Hanover Township Food Pantry I want to thank those that made the eighth annual Hanover Township Food ...
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SCHIP bill does need to be revisedNov 11, 2007 10:00 pm - This letter is in response to Jay Cohen's letter of Oct. 17 accusing Congressman Peter Roskam of misrepresenting the SCHIP legislation. Mr. Cohen says Peter Roskam is ly...
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Spirits are high in the Obama campNov 11, 2007 10:00 pm - This is in regard to David Broder's Oct. 25 column, "Spirits begin to sag in the Obama-for-president camp." My two sisters and I, all members of the 55-plus age bracket,...
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On Veterans Day, George Ryan again is taking ordersNov 11, 2007 10:00 pm - It's been more than 50 years since George Ryan was available for latrine duty. When he was discharged from the Army in 1956, Mr. Ryan probably figured that his days of f...
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No room for error in Dist. 204Nov 10, 2007 10:00 pm - This time around, Indian Prairie Unit District 204 should be able to go about selecting a site for a new high school the right way. Because it has the benefit of knowing...