DuPage County Opinion
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Colleges get poor grades in teaching civics and historySep 24, 2007 11:00 pm - For the second year in a row, America's elite universities and colleges have failed to rise above a "D plus" on tests of basic knowledge about civics and American histor...
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Planning can put an end to abortionSep 24, 2007 11:00 pm - As a pro-choice advocate I support Planned Parenthood/Chicago Area, and I am glad they are opening a new, full-service health facility in Aurora. It is a fact that abort...
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These two subjects are not comparableSep 23, 2007 11:00 pm - Another day and yet another letter comparing the Michael Vick dog-fighting case to abortion. I know the editors of the Daily Herald are right-wing, but you are wrong to ...
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Airport overdue for comprehensive planSep 23, 2007 11:00 pm - To the editor: (At) the most recent joint meeting of Wheeling and Prospect Heights I watched with interest the presentation by Mr. Kirby on the need for a master plan fo...
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Not everyone believes in warSep 23, 2007 11:00 pm - Directed to Barb and Ron Vidock ("Surely signs do not mean what they say," Fence Post, Sept. 10): Let me guess, No. 1 -- you voted for Bush and his accomplices, and No. ...
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Unleashed dogs a scary nuisanceSep 23, 2007 11:00 pm - Unleashed dogs a scary nuisance To the editor: I really don't understand how hard it is to honor leash laws. Why do you think the law doesn't apply to you, as you allo...
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Chuck goes from obscurity to eternity in just monthsSep 23, 2007 11:00 pm - Suddenly, and without warning, the unthinkable has happened. Chuck is the new Jacob. It isn't official yet, but judging by the painful rash of current movies and TV show...
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Aurora facility will offer help to manySep 23, 2007 11:00 pm - The "right to life" protesters just don't get it. For whatever reason at a given point in time, there has been and always will be a population of women everywhere in the...
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We have become a debtor nationSep 23, 2007 11:00 pm - Thank you Charles Firth (Sept. 14) -- you were very close on a number of points related to our purchase of off-shore made products. Many Americans have jobs related to t...
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Time to demand troop withdrawalSep 23, 2007 11:00 pm - Seven out of 10 Americans now know that the war in Iraq was wrong, and they want our involvement to end. Therefore, seven out of 10 readers of this letter should call or...