DuPage County Opinion
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Cannot ignore IQ differences in schoolNov 06, 2007 10:00 pm - Your extensive series on the plight and future of public education in Illinois excludes the discussion of an important aspect. Could long-established standard IQ differ...
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Thanks for help from volunteersNov 06, 2007 10:00 pm - Most of us remember a person who helped us cope with the loss of a loved one -- a grandparent, a special teacher, even a stranger who became a friend when we needed one ...
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School test scores are importantNov 05, 2007 10:00 pm - The Nov. 1 editorial made an argument that "how well a school system is preparing children to succeed in the work world is never going to come from a test score." I fin...
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Health care is a family responsibilityNov 05, 2007 10:00 pm - Re: "House can't override kids' health care veto", Daily Herald, Oct. 19. Why do you want to take responsibility away from the families? The government should not be pay...
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Joyful ending to Chicago peace rallyNov 05, 2007 10:00 pm - As the Oct. 27 peace rally concluded in Chicago's Federal Plaza, my husband and I headed back to our car, retracing the path we'd marched, having been surrounded by thou...
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Stop rushing the Christmas holidayNov 05, 2007 10:00 pm - Some radio stations in Chicago have forgotten the spirit of Christmas. Hours after Halloween they play Christmas songs. At least Nordstrom respects the season by introdu...
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Pet therapy that hits close to homeNov 02, 2007 11:00 pm - Over my tenure with the Naperville Area Humane Society, I have heard a number of stories from people about how their lives have been touched by our Pet Therapy Program. ...
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Weak pro-abortion argument typicalNov 02, 2007 11:00 pm - Cheryl Bast's Oct. 27 letter on the subject of pro-lifers in Aurora was only another tiresome repetition of the pro-abortion party line. Bast's claim that "we shouldn't ...
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Soapbox: Silly law; silly lawsuitNov 02, 2007 11:00 pm - It takes a highly elastic imagination to fathom just how the constitutional rights of Buffalo Grove atheist Robert Sherman or his daughter might be harmed by a newly req...
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'Imposed beliefs' found everywhereNov 02, 2007 11:00 pm - Several recent Fence Post contributors write of their frustration that others are choosing to express an opinion. One stated that "religious beliefs should not be impose...