DuPage County Opinion
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'Free trade' deal a bad deal for allSep 23, 2016 12:01 am - 'Free trade' deal a bad deal for all Who really fails "the Trade Test"? The ones who wrote the article, "Failing the trade test," actually fail the trade test. Any...
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'Safe haven' law a good school lessonSep 23, 2016 12:01 am - Thank you for your recent articles about the Safe Haven Law. If a girl or woman would only bring their child to term and bring it to one of these locations if they can n...
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Where do the Lottery winnings go?Sep 22, 2016 12:01 am - I wonder where the money from the Lottery is. It was suppose to go to the schools? When we win, we have to pay the taxes on the money? We should see every year where the...
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Editorial: Averted disaster emphasizes role of 'see something, say something'Sep 20, 2016 11:00 pm - An unusual object reported at a Schaumburg Metra station. A backpack along the side of a road in Wheaton. Another backpack near a New Jersey train station. That one, f...
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Leave employees' benefits be, mayorSep 20, 2016 5:00 am - Des Plaines Mayor Matt Bogusz plans to eliminate what he calls the "Cadillac" insurance policies city employees have - which he naively suggests will save Des Plaines up...
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An ally for firefightersSep 20, 2016 1:00 am - My fellow firefighters and EMS providers and I put our lives on the line every time we go to work. We do our jobs out of a sense of service and duty to our communities, ...
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Time to celebrate the arts in schoolsSep 19, 2016 1:00 am - For decades, research has shown that when students participate in the arts as a part of their education, they go on to succeed in school, work and life. Designated by Co...
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Hard to fathom passion for term limitsSep 19, 2016 1:00 am - Democracy in Illinois is alive and well. Our state has liberal early voting laws. It has registration laws which allow every citizen unrestricted access to registering t...
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Krishnamoorthi has vision, background to serveSep 19, 2016 1:00 am - There is no doubt in my mind that Raja Krishnamoorthi is the Illinois District 8 representative we need in Washington, D.C., to strengthen our families, businesses, and ...
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Sad that teachers had to resort to passportsSep 18, 2016 12:01 am - I would like to share my perspective on the bathroom passport issue. I have been a school nurse for 22 years, the last seven at a large, diverse high school in the Nort...