DuPage County Opinion
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Build more suburban economies of scaleMay 01, 2015 5:33 am - You don't see many big prestige projects being dreamed up by local government these days. Those generally take a walloping at the polls, as we saw during the April 7 el...
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School was right on climate changeMay 01, 2015 1:00 am - In reply to Nancy J. Thorner's letter on climate change, the Cherokee Elementary School got it right. We are in global warming and have been for quite a few years. In 20...
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Letter to editor: State testing a waste of time, moneyApr 29, 2015 1:00 am - State testing is just a waste of taxpayers' money and teaching time. I taught high school mathematics for 37 years and this is how I view state testing. We do not need t...
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Local press missed Tea Party meetingApr 28, 2015 12:01 am - Local press missed Tea Party meeting Thank you Mr. Lee Hamilton, your comments April 24 in the Daily Herald were right on the mark. "Politics needs journalists' ove...
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What qualifies her to be president?Apr 27, 2015 1:00 am - What qualifies her to be president? In response to my previous letter asking what qualifies Hillary Clinton to be president besides being married to an impeached pr...
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No Pulitzer for heroin coverage, but these reporters truly are prizedApr 26, 2015 1:00 am - Alas, we did not win the 2015 Pulitzer Prize. The most prestigious award in journalism this past week went to the Los Angeles Times for stories about California's massiv...
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Vote for Hillary because of her sex?Apr 24, 2015 1:01 am - Vote for Hillary because of her sex? Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has finally announced her candidacy for the president. Over the past two years, she h...
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Blackhawk fans' 'tradition' a disgraceApr 22, 2015 12:01 am - Blackhawk fans' 'tradition' a disgrace Why must Blackhawk fans bring their disrespectful screaming during the singing of the national anthem to Nashville? The owner...
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Carbon fee could be next step in saving EarthApr 21, 2015 1:00 am - I remember the hope I felt as I participated in the first Earth Day. As noted in your April 16 editorial, by the end of that year, Congress had passed and President Nixo...
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Attack on estate tax another boost for wealthyApr 21, 2015 1:00 am - The very conservative Supreme Court, with rulings in the Citizens United and the McCutcheon v. FEC cases, has now stricken down overall limits for federal campaign contr...