DuPage County Opinion
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Rauner win shows all can be boughtNov 10, 2014 11:01 pm - In his recent effort to become governor, Bruce Rauner outspent Pat Quinn by more than two to one, $66 million to $30 million. In fact, Rauner spent nearly as much of his...
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Evening out soured by parking ticketNov 10, 2014 4:01 am - Seeing the story in the Daily Herald about the Metropolis Theatre being on the verge of closing at the end of October made me think about how important it is to support ...
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Bears and horses: a poignant parallelNov 10, 2014 4:01 am - After the World Series, I reflect on next year's horse racing and the usual banter of media sports writers around the country, coincidental with their chatter of another...
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A spiteful White House next on tapNov 10, 2014 4:01 am - Make no mistake about it. The Republican landslide was a vote against President Obama's neo-Marxism cloaked within an extremist liberalism. No thanks to the last six yea...
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Thillens: Thank you for your supportNov 10, 2014 4:01 am - I am humbled. The amount of friendship and support I received throughout this campaign is amazing. My family sacrificed my presence for too many hours without complaint....
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D211 a big part of the pension problemNov 10, 2014 4:01 am - In the Oct. 17 edition of the Daily Herald, District 211 administrators complain about the $16 million dollar loss they contend would be incurred if the state legislatur...
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Minimum wage not meant to support a familyNov 10, 2014 4:01 am - I do not accept the premise that "a" minimum wage job is meant to support "a" family. Think about it. What type of jobs are minimum wage? Who takes them? And what safety...
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Fr. Brennan was first welcoming pastorNov 10, 2014 4:01 am - I would like to make a correction to Burt Constable's article "Jesus hidden for High Holy Days ..." and also to the letter in response from Larry Powitz. Both the articl...
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Addison Trail 'cares about whole person'Nov 10, 2014 4:01 am - I am writing in regard to the article, "27.0 average leads ACT performance in DuPage," published on Oct. 31. While Addison Trail High School's ACT scores may not be as h...
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What's an old-timer? and other burning questionsNov 09, 2014 4:01 am - When I started writing this column 15 or so years ago, it was on all things Naperville, ran only in our Naperville edition. And as a longtime Napervillean (lived there 1...