DuPage County Opinion
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Moment of silence is a waste of timeOct 26, 2007 11:00 pm - Our Illinois state legislators must have too much time on their hands. They have voted to override Gov. Blagojevich's veto of what I would consider one of the silliest l...
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Soapbox: Be smart, lock upOct 26, 2007 11:00 pm - Be smart, lock up Just because you live in a beautiful, well-kept neighborhood where your kids can play safely in the back yard doesn't mean you should leave your garage...
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Soapbox: Getting in the gameOct 26, 2007 11:00 pm - Getting in the game The stands are starting to fill with towns interested in hosting the minor league baseball team Crystal Lake just nixed. Huntley met with Frontier L...
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Parents can keep recruiters at bayOct 26, 2007 11:00 pm - Parents do not have to wait for lawmakers to take Section 9528, regarding military recruiting, out of the No Child Left Behind Act. By the time the law is changed, it co...
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Birth control isn't part of curriculumOct 25, 2007 11:00 pm - The idea that a school board in Maine is considering handing out birth control pills to 11 year olds is simply wrong. I would suggest two things: First, the schools mus...
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City does care about traffic issuesOct 25, 2007 11:00 pm - I am writing to express my concern regarding information in the article about transportation improvements that was published in the Oct. 22 edition of the Daily Herald, ...
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Can't back troops while opposing warOct 25, 2007 11:00 pm - As we finally see the prospects of winning the war in Iraq, a contradictory catch-phrase of the liberal anti-war project in America becomes obvious. That is, the misguid...
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A double standard for governmentOct 25, 2007 11:00 pm - Does anyone else find it strange that the government will say to ComEd, "You can't raise rates," but then will turn around and raise taxes? The CTA needs more money to c...
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Let public in on school discussionsOct 25, 2007 11:00 pm - There has been a lot of discussion the last few weeks about Metea Valley High School and its potential location. Unfortunately, the Indian Prairie Unit District 204 Scho...
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Democrats wrong about Bush tax cutsOct 24, 2007 11:00 pm - The Congressional Budget Office reports that the federal deficit for fiscal 2007 fell 35 percent. Since 2004 the deficit has fallen by $251 billion -- the most in any ...