DuPage County Opinion
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Financial literacy a critical college curriculumOct 19, 2015 1:00 am - In Elgin Community College's Game of Life, students move from station to station selecting a career, paying taxes and student loan payments, housing and transportation c...
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Start with universal background checksOct 19, 2015 1:00 am - Dear Congressman Hultgren, In the aftermath of the mass shooting last week at Umpqua Community College in Roseburg, Oregon, I am writing to demand the passage of sensibl...
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Why blame customer in water meter mess?Oct 19, 2015 1:00 am - I just read your report about water meter discrepancies in Lisle. This is and has obviously been a known problem for a long time. Instead of fixing the problem, the wate...
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Gun control might factor how we voteOct 19, 2015 1:00 am - I try to imagine how it must feel to have a child the victim of a senseless act of violence with guns. I know that I could never truly imagine the horror of the act and ...
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Concealed carry needed at schoolsOct 18, 2015 12:00 am - Gun-free School Zone Act is a federal U.S. law "that prohibits any unauthorized individual from knowingly possessing a firearm at a place that the individual knows or ha...
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Naperville's odd stance on alcoholOct 18, 2015 12:00 am - It seems like problems with alcohol are always raising their ugly heads before the Naperville City Council. Easily overlooked are the murder of a schoolteacher and the d...
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Look at taxes before defending ObamacareOct 17, 2015 1:00 am - The far left Mr. Minnerick says the GOP takes stupid positions regarding many national issues but provides no detailed explanation of both sides. To do this would requir...
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Teaching is a job, not a hobbyOct 17, 2015 1:00 am - This is in response to the letter from Cindy Garcia regarding teachers putting kids first over money, published Oct. 12. She is actually proposing teaching should be a h...
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State's overreach on COD hurts community collegesOct 16, 2015 1:00 am - Forty years ago, I received an exceptional education at Harper College. Harper's small classes and dedicated, enthusiastic professors sparked my passion to learn and gav...
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Efficient government must be our focusOct 16, 2015 1:00 am - It's roundly accepted that Illinois needs to reduce its 7,000-plus units of local government to save taxpayers money and improve the delivery of services and infrastruct...