DuPage County Opinion
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GOP voters choice: Who least distasteful?Apr 05, 2016 1:01 am - From the frying pan (Trump) into the fire (Cruz) or maybe Kasich? Republican voters are faced with choosing the least distasteful of their candidates. Mary F. Warren Wh...
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Editorial: Gifted programs should be open to all gifted studentsApr 04, 2016 11:00 pm - It would be easy to blame Illinois' poor performance when it comes to opening up gifted education to more minority students on a lack of funding. Certainly, more funding...
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How does Trump compare to Clinton?Apr 04, 2016 1:00 am - This is to Greg Gdowski, who didn't like the Daily Herald's endorsement of Hillary Clinton. You prefer Donald Trump? Let's remind you of his accomplishments. He puts do...
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Our middle class has lost its voiceApr 04, 2016 12:01 am - We hear that Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders have given voice to you who do not have anyone speaking for you in the halls of state and national government. You who have...
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GOP fought Social Security, Medicare, tooApr 02, 2016 12:01 am - I guess Thomas Manion, in his March 19 rant against Obamacare, refuses to admit 20 million more people have insurance, they can't be indiscriminately thrown off their pl...
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Trump, GOP's unwitting creationApr 02, 2016 12:01 am - Memo to GOP Establishment: We can work this out. Yes, Trump is crude - crude, like a wooden stake, and very particular in its purpose. We, your long-suffering conservat...
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Phase out health benefits for elected officialsApr 01, 2016 1:00 am - Here at the Daily Herald, as in much of Des Plaines, over the last few weeks we have developed tennis neck watching the volleys and returns over whether elected city off...
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'Tobacco 21' law can save livesApr 01, 2016 1:00 am - Family physicians cheered when Sen. John G. Mulroe introduced Senate Bill 3011. The Tobacco 21 bill would raise Illinois' tobacco purchasing age to 21. This will save li...
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Will is right; Senate should voteMar 30, 2016 1:00 am - George Will wrote that the GOP position opposing Obama's nomination for Supreme Court judge was indefensible. For the first time in a long time, he is right. Obama has ...
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Free speech should apply to everyoneMar 30, 2016 12:01 am - First, let me state that I am not a Trump supporter. However, what was done to him in Chicago was appalling. It was a deliberate violation of the First Amendment provid...