DuPage County Opinion
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Social Security issues complex, but fixableAug 26, 2016 1:00 am - David Barnes in his letter on Aug. 12 makes a number of good points about Social Security, but there are a few that he does not mention. First, Social Security was ...
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Illinois must be voter-sensitive againAug 26, 2016 12:01 am - I have been following the Independent Maps proposal for two years and have helped to solicit people to sign the petition. I was delighted to hear that over 560,000 signa...
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Still some stragglers among the GOPAug 26, 2016 12:01 am - When I watched Peter Thiel, the openly homosexual founder of PayPal, speak at the Republican National Convention, I thought that the GOP had finally joined the rest of u...
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District maps used to shut voters outAug 25, 2016 1:00 am - I write to you as a longtime resident of Des Plaines and a concerned senior citizen. For more than 40 years, with a single exception, every time Illinois legislators hav...
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Iran nuclear deal is good for U.S., MideastAug 25, 2016 1:00 am - I read Joe Pasternak's letter which turns out to be misleading. First, it was not Obama's Iran nuclear deal. It was a United States, China, England, France, Germany and ...
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Why Naperville highway deal mattersAug 23, 2016 12:01 am - It is hard for retirees to remain in Illinois, Naperville in particular, because of our high real estate taxes. I believe that the real estate tax burden placed on our r...
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Rider irritated by encounter on Busse Woods bike pathAug 22, 2016 5:00 am - I just had to express my disappointment in the Friends of Cycling in Elk Grove. While having a peaceful bike ride through Busse Woods on Saturday, I rounded the corner n...
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Wants more grocery choices in Elk GroveAug 22, 2016 5:00 am - It's about time that something should happen to provide Elk Grove residents with another grocery store to shop. Jewel's monopolistic domination compels shoppers to pay h...
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Elk Grove Township residents don't need new taxAug 22, 2016 5:00 am - Tim Burns is continuing his personal crusade to raise taxes on families he claims to be helping. According to the Daily Herald, Mr. Burns recently filed a petition to pl...
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What will it take for GOP to dump Trump?Aug 22, 2016 1:00 am - There are no longer words strong enough to express my disgust for Donald Trump. What bothers me even more is that Paul Ryan, Mitch McConnell and/or Rob Portman, etc. did...