DuPage County Opinion
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State budget a bust for the suburbsAug 25, 2007 11:00 pm - If you are looking for a job that pays well and offers nice salary increases without the expectation of competence, consider being a governor or lawmaker in Illinois. We...
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Just call Springfield the capitol big topAug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - The ongoing state budget fiasco reminds me of an old saying: "When you put clowns in charge; don't be surprised when a circus breaks out." Ken Spitz West Chicago ...
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Dogs preferred over an untrained childAug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - Regarding the "Sickening swims" soapbox item on Aug. 18, I have an even better question. Why does the Department of Public Health allow children who are not toilet-trai...
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Saturday Soapbox: C'mon, mom!Aug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - If you have a child as giving and apparently responsible as Evan Kuehnert, the Batavia 7-year-old who asked friends to skip birthday presents for him and instead bring p...
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Saturday Soapbox: C'mon, mom!Aug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - If you have a child as giving and apparently responsible as Evan Kuehnert, the Batavia 7-year-old who asked friends to skip birthday presents for him in lieu of presents...
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Make change to clarify citizenshipAug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - Elvira Arellano, an unlawful immigrant, contends she should be allowed to stay in this country to raise her son Saul, who was born here and is therefore a U.S. citizen. ...
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Saturday Soapbox: A senseless lossAug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - Two 15-year-olds running around with guns in a crowded shopping plaza in Addison. Not surprisingly, tragedy ensues, in this case, the shooting death of 14-year-old Franc...
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Fund public transit that the public usesAug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - I read Monday's editorial regarding Metra needing additional funds to repair bridges. Here's some food for thought. When I see a Pace bus on the road, there are usuall...
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Saturday Soapbox: Should stay onAug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - U.S. Rep. Dennis Hastert has sidestepped questions about whether he will retire early from office. He should stay on until the end, if only to prevent a special election...
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Superintendents' poor word choiceAug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - While many issues were covered in the Daily Herald's interviews with the superintendents of the Naperville school systems, I found one very disturbing aspect to the arti...