DuPage County Opinion
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Tax increase better than video gamblingAug 04, 2015 12:00 am - We have been residents of the city of St. Charles for 41 years and made a decision to not move from here when we retired because St. Charles has been a community that va...
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Unwise to give more guns to untrainedAug 04, 2015 12:00 am - The NRA and other gun rights groups are insisting that individuals be issued guns in conjunction with the shootings at Sandy Hook, University of West Virginia, Fort Hood...
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Editorial: COD debate highlights the need to strengthen public access lawsAug 03, 2015 11:00 pm - It remains for authorities such as the DuPage County state's attorney to decide whether, as government watchdog groups urged last week, College of DuPage board members v...
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Bringing hot coals upon our own headsAug 03, 2015 1:00 am - Several letters supporting Mundelein Mayor Lentz regarding his moral comments have cited a biblical view and some have predicted God's judgment for our declining moralit...
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Small wonder society is so violentAug 03, 2015 1:00 am - An opening sentence on the front page of the July 25th Daily Herald spoke volumes. "Many of the nation's teachers are now among the best prepared to handle mass shooting...
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Labeling law would take away right to knowAug 03, 2015 1:00 am - The House has passed HR 1599, which prevents the Food and Drug Administration from mandating the labeling of genetically engineered foods. This bill takes away consumers...
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Help push to block pay raiseAug 01, 2015 1:00 am - On Monday, July 20, four of our fellow Des Plaines aldermen and Mayor Matt Bogusz gave our city manager a record-high 14 percent pay raise amounting to $22,000 each year...
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City manager's raise is out of lineAug 01, 2015 1:00 am - The fact that the mayor, Don Smith, and the other three alderman are "embarrassed" about the city manager's previous $157,000 salary clearly shows how they are out of to...
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Care about mistakes, but calm the rhetoricJul 31, 2015 1:00 am - The recent news in Texas concerning a young lady's suicide while in police custody is unfortunate, and a concern to all of us. If there are laws being bypassed or broken...
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Get the real story on illegal immigrantsJul 31, 2015 1:00 am - As a 57-year-old white female, I am offended by Patty Harmon's letter suggesting that all illegal immigrants are criminals and only the Caucasian immigrants of old worke...