DuPage County Opinion
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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...
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Intelligent design isn't scientificAug 23, 2007 11:00 pm - I must object to Mr. Orme's letter claiming that "intelligent design is…science." While Mr. Orme certainly enjoys the right as an American to believe whatever he choose...
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Law puts health first in our schoolsAug 23, 2007 11:00 pm - On Aug. 14, Illinois became the second state in the nation to adopt a green cleaning policy for its schools, when the governor signed HB0895 into law. This makes our sta...
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Imagining legislators on election stumpAug 23, 2007 11:00 pm - Imagine a current Illinois lawmaker, campaigning to run again, speaking to a large gathering of his constituency: "I come to you today with a heavy and humble heart in a...
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Why do folks keep attacking Macy's?Aug 23, 2007 11:00 pm - Why do people continue to whine about Macy's? Mr. Field was from Massachusetts. He came here and built a profitable business. Marshall Field's was sold a long time ago; ...