DuPage County Opinion
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Build on the positives in education reportingJul 01, 2015 1:00 am - I read with pleasure the successes of both Sunny Hill Elementary School in the Barrington school district and Tefft Middle School in school district U-46. It was powerfu...
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Obama supporters are now racist?Jun 30, 2015 12:00 am - The president has faced opposition on many of the programs and laws he has proposed. From health care to immigration to foreign policy, there has been some robust opposi...
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Hard-working student is an inspirationJun 29, 2015 1:00 am - I read with interest your front page article on “Lower Income, Lower Outcomes.” I found a stark difference in those adults who were quoted and the young man who was feat...
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Don't isolate new home developmentJun 29, 2015 1:00 am - I agree that the residential development planned for the Littelfuse site off Northwest Highway north of downtown Des Plaines should include the creation of bike- and ped...
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District should expand on Tefft's successesJun 29, 2015 1:00 am - Thank you so much for the great story on Tefft Middle School and more importantly the recognition to Principle Lavonne Smiley and her staff. Having lived near Tefft an...
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Editorial: Now in power, Collins defends COD against 'exaggerations'Jun 27, 2015 2:00 pm - Let us tell you about one of the oddest presentations our editorial board has been called to witness. It took place last week. On the eve of an accreditation inquiry by ...
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Social services cuts would be devastatingJun 27, 2015 1:00 am - The Springfield budget battle continues with the focus on politicians, organized labor, the deficit and a host of issues. Unfortunately, these take center stage when the...
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If Zell's involved, hold onto your walletsJun 27, 2015 1:00 am - I find it ironic that Sam Zell is spending millions of dollars to run TV ads promoting Gov. Rauner's plan for repairing Illinois' fiscal situation. Wasn't it Zell's crea...
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Try this incentive for good prison behaviorJun 27, 2015 1:00 am - Perhaps we should take a second look at the recidivism rate of ex-convicts that seems to hold steady for the past decade in spite of certain prison reforms. Between 2000...
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Flooding shows system not 'working perfectly'Jun 27, 2015 1:00 am - I read your article about flooding in Dupage. The answer that Mr. Fay gave about the flooded streets in Carol Stream is unsatisfactory. The people of Carol Stream were t...