DuPage County Opinion
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Questionable Cook fuel tax hike needs studyApr 30, 2016 1:00 am - A 66 percent tax increase to Cook County's special use gasoline and fuel tax has been proposed by Commissioner Richard Boykin. This proposed tax increase has been earma...
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Punished for being foe of global warming?Apr 30, 2016 1:00 am - Recently the Attorneys General of 16 states have considered legal consequences for speaking out against the existence of global warming, or climate change as the cool ki...
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Trump's appeal shouldn't be mysteryApr 30, 2016 1:00 am - I don't understand why so many people are confused by Donald Trump's popularity. Pretty simple really. People are tired of politicians out right lies to get elected then...
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Hastert deserves what he's going throughApr 28, 2016 12:01 am - I'm writing to address the outrage I felt after reading the article in April 23's Daily Herald in which friends and family members of Dennis Hastert were asking for leni...
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Herald should admit mistake on RaunerApr 27, 2016 1:00 am - It is time for the Daily Herald to admit that its gubernatorial endorsement of Gov Bruce Rauner was a mistake. I believe his stubbornness is " ... responsible for steadi...
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Why reward those who came here illegally?Apr 27, 2016 1:00 am - Poppycock to the article "Immigration reform soon? No, experts say" on April 8. If people are here illegally, then why would you reward them with services provided to th...
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Help the planet; stop idlingApr 26, 2016 1:00 am - A few election cycles ago, a talking point of the Republican Party was to "Save the future for our grandchildren." This, of course, applied to the federal deficit. Not a...
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Editorial: Students benefit from creative exercise programsApr 25, 2016 11:00 pm - A social media post out of Naperville raised a question that many parents of elementary school-age children are thinking. "Is it just me or did we get more recess time g...
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Get FAA involved in noise complaintsApr 25, 2016 5:00 am - Have you had enough yet, Elk Grove Village? Have you had enough of Chicago's one-sided, punitive choice of runways being used at O'Hare? Have you had enough of trying to...
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Why I voted to keep city health benefitsApr 25, 2016 5:00 am - I recently voted to retain health care benefits for Des Plaines public officials. Here are the reasons why. First, in my view, the proper question for us to consider sho...