DuPage County Opinion
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License renewal not good deal for driversJan 07, 2016 11:01 pm - With respect to Marni Pyke's article Monday, Jan. 4, I cannot decide if the state is just short sighted, or is this just another way to screw the citizens of Illinois. ...
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Who says Mexico can't pay for wall?Jan 07, 2016 11:01 pm - Why are critics and pundits so quick to dismiss Donald Trump's claim that he (we) can make Mexico pay for "the wall"? In 2014 we sent over $971 million in "aid" to Mexic...
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Time to strengthen federal governmentJan 06, 2016 12:00 am - I agree with the writer of the letter to the editor (Jan. 1 "States need to restrain the feds") in calling for a U.S. Constitutional convention for the purpose of amendi...
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GOP radicalism a threat to Americans, tooJan 05, 2016 11:01 pm - Americans appropriately understand and fear the threat posed by radical Jihadism. I hope they are equally alarmed by the radical Republicans - Cruz and Trump - now well ...
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Preserve dark skies, fight Longmeadow planJan 05, 2016 11:01 pm - Over the past months I have enjoyed reading the Nature of Things column written by Valerie Blaine, the nature programs manager for the Forest Preserve District of Kane C...
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State law helps public workers prepare for retirementJan 05, 2016 12:00 am - Daily Herald reporter Jake Griffin barks up the wrong tree in his Wednesday article "Why some retired teachers get two pensions." Since 1955, state law has allowed publi...
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Stop parroting Fox News, live Christlike lifeJan 04, 2016 11:01 pm - In response to the Dec. 30 letter from William Parrot, I am disappointed that the Daily Herald lent legitimacy to the tripe spouted by Mr. Parrot. Obviously Mr. Parrot ...
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Durbin, Foster should visit PADSJan 04, 2016 11:00 pm - I think it would be great for Representative Foster and Senator Durbin to visit PADS so they could tell the homeless that the government figure for unemployment is just ...
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Letting Matt Forte go would be dumbJan 04, 2016 12:00 am - To let one of the best, if not the best all around, running backs in the game today leave Chicago would be a travesty. This would be another dumb move by the McCaskey fa...
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Let's be accurate on movie attendanceJan 04, 2016 12:00 am - Every Monday morning the Daily Herald and most other news sources in the land run a story about how many millions of dollars were spent over the weekend on movies. We br...