DuPage County Opinion
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Governments tax as much as possibleOct 30, 2007 11:00 pm - Recently a congressman suggested raising the gasoline tax by 50 cents a gallon and justified his position by saying that when the price per gallon was at its peak (over ...
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Too much money in the bureaucracyOct 30, 2007 11:00 pm - The Daily Herald is to be commended for its excellent series on school finances. Chapter four of the series reports the percentage of actual funding expended on instruct...
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Courts rule against same-sex marriageOct 30, 2007 11:00 pm - On Sept. 18, the Supreme Court of the largely liberal state of Maryland, in the legal decision, Conway v. Deane, declined recognition of same-sex marriage. Last year, th...
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Not enough money to bust protestersOct 30, 2007 11:00 pm - No wonder DuPage County State's Attorney Joe Birkett wants to buck the budget and hire more prosecutors. With all those anti-war protesters and Bush-Cheney bashers out t...
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It's wrong to force beliefs on othersOct 30, 2007 11:00 pm - I am writing in response to the uproar over the Aurora Planned Parenthood clinic. As Americans we have the right to believe what we choose to believe is right within our...
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Taylor's story is a gift to readersOct 28, 2007 11:00 pm - The Daily Herald is my hero today. Your decision to run Taylor Radtke's story on the first page and keep it in front of the public each day, resulted in giving the girl ...
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Is this a misprint, or is it for real?Oct 28, 2007 11:00 pm - To the editor: I moved into Streamwood last spring. One of the reasons for picking this area was the moderate property taxes. Can anyone explain to the public how a U-4...
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Prospect Knights thrilled us allOct 28, 2007 11:00 pm - Prospect Knights thrilled us all To the editor: Congratulations to the Prospect Marching Knights on their highly successful 2007 competition season. The band excelled lo...
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Roskam drags feet on global warmingOct 28, 2007 11:00 pm - Peter Roskam has made it clear that he is not in favor of renewable energy by his votes on the Clean Energy Act and the Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Tax Act,...
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Mismanagement is the real problemOct 28, 2007 11:00 pm - The county board is being asked to vote to dismantle the county forest preserve toboggan slides. Based on personal observation of the Deer Grove toboggan slide operation...