DuPage County Opinion
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St. Charles seniors deserve moreFeb 23, 2015 12:00 am - It's the time of year when the St. Charles Park District distributes its catalog of upcoming programs. As usual, the 100-page catalog is well done, and is expensive, too...
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Chirico best choice to lead Naperville post-PradelFeb 22, 2015 12:00 am - Change is coming to Naperville and 23 residents are hoping to be a part of it by getting elected as city leaders. Longtime Mayor George Pradel is retiring 20 years after...
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Good mayor for Chicago? Not Rahm.Feb 21, 2015 11:01 pm - Rahm Emanuel's political ads are getting harder and harder to swallow. Hypocrisy spews from them. One shows him with a woman in a playground with the smoke stack from a ...
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The SoapboxFeb 21, 2015 12:00 am - Hands off, Chicago: State Rep. Marty Moylan of Des Plaines filed legislation this week that would prevent a downtown Chicago casino from being built. Given that a p...
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Students wowed New York audienceFeb 18, 2015 10:00 pm - This past Sunday in historic Carnegie Hall, MidAmerica Productions, of which I am Artistic Director, had the pleasure of hosting in performance two extraordinary ensembl...
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Rauner off to a scary startFeb 18, 2015 12:00 am - I voted for Bruce Rauner, not because he was running as a Republican and not because I believed he was the knight in shining armor who was sure to rescue the damsel in d...
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ISIS is just thugs group looking for turfFeb 18, 2015 12:00 am - I find it troubling that the Daily Herald, CNN, most all media outlets, and many local and federal legislators right to the top continue to refer to the central mission ...
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Editorial: Two school tales with similar messages for adults, kidsFeb 17, 2015 10:00 pm - Streamwood High School students received some real-world lessons in the last week, when two of their classmates were thrust into the spotlight for very different reasons...
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Endorsement: Ladesic, Senak, Kenwood for Glen Ellyn village boardFeb 17, 2015 12:00 am - The Glen Ellyn village board will face several important questions in the coming four years, including ways to maintain a vibrant downtown; how, where and if to build an...
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Trust is what makes a news person fineFeb 17, 2015 12:00 am - Brian Williams' problems brought to mind a poem, "Richard Cory," that my high school English teacher read. One line described the glamorous Richard Cory, "In fine, we t...