DuPage County Opinion
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We need leadership on important issuesAug 25, 2007 11:00 pm - When Lincoln was president in 1864 we know there was an awful war going on. He was pressured heavily by his GOP associates to step aside and not run for a second term be...
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Putin for president -- of United StatesAug 25, 2007 11:00 pm - Why don't we ask Russian President Putin to run for our presidency? Everything's running well in Russia, plus Putin makes a fool out of Bush every time they meet. Now Ru...
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Just call Springfield the Capitol big topAug 25, 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 Chicag...
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Media constantly slant the newsAug 25, 2007 11:00 pm - When one listens to the news in any format. questions arise with regard to factual information. If one must make a decision, one must have the facts to make a correct de...
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Media failed nation in coverage of warAug 25, 2007 11:00 pm - I have recently been reminded of the "flip-flops" of Dick Cheney concerning Iraq: In 1994, 1996 he was asked about Desert Storm and why, as defense secretary, he agreed...
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In defense of motorcycle ridersAug 25, 2007 11:00 pm - Kenneth Hellstern of Fox Lake recently wrote a letter to Fence Post headlined "Traffic laws apply to motorcycles, right." He complained that motorcycles do not obey the ...
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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...