DuPage County Opinion
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Editorial: Moving toward better balance of worker benefits, taxpayer affordabilityNov 01, 2016 11:00 pm - The public pension crisis in Illinois is a runaway train. So when we see someone actually try to apply the brakes, we take notice. The DuPage County Forest Preserve Dist...
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At what cost to township residents?Nov 01, 2016 1:01 am - The Naperville Township vs the City of Naperville. Township benefits are not indicated in any publications and actual benefits to residents are $5-$8 in tax decrease per...
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'Safe Roads' needed to keep state movingOct 31, 2016 1:00 am - In this election so dominated by partisan divides, one issue is bringing together both parties and supporters from across the political spectrum. We join the broad suppo...
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Health care progress in the wrong directionOct 31, 2016 1:00 am - President Obama took a health care victory lap, celebrating "all the progress that we've made in controlling costs" and portraying the ACA's critics as "false and politi...
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Bringing balance to GOP county boardOct 31, 2016 12:01 am - I'm writing to express my support for Tony Michelassi's re-election to the DuPage County Board from District 5. I've known Tony for a number of years. He has always bee...
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We need a new state of Illinois mottoOct 31, 2016 12:01 am - I believe Illinois should change its state motto to "Illinois, a state that never wastes an opportunity to raise taxes." Freedom isn't free; it's born on the sacrifices...
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Tired of negativity from state repsOct 31, 2016 12:01 am - In a letter to the editor, Oct. 12, State Senator Michael Connelley implies that the implosion of AT&T's business in Naperville was related to government policies in Il...
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Kind of leader DuPage County needsOct 31, 2016 12:01 am - Jim Zay is the kind of leader that we need on the DuPage County Board. He's a problem solver who has a proven track record of improving our community. Following the hist...
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Insurance company is at fault, not ACAOct 31, 2016 12:01 am - I would like to comment of Dan VanDerMolen's letter to the editor. He said the ACA (Affordable Care Act) promised he could keep his doctors and that he lost coverage bec...
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Why buy 'Shades of Grey' if so offended?Oct 31, 2016 12:01 am - If people allege to be outraged by locker room talk, illegally-taped 11 years ago, who bought 80 million copies of "50 Shades of Grey"? Joy Dudgeon Wheaton ...