DuPage County Opinion
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The controlled chaos of real breaking newsSep 28, 2019 1:00 am - By midafternoon on a Friday, the weekend beckons in a newsroom just as it does anywhere else. That was the sunny mood on Friday, Sept. 20, as editors gathered in what w...
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Despite risks, showdown with China is necessarySep 28, 2019 1:00 am - Not being a soybean farmer in Iowa, or an importer of Chinese-made knickknacks and gizmos, I haven't been affected by Trump's tariffs on Chinese products. I realize, whe...
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Why won't Dems join China resistance?Sep 28, 2019 1:00 am - I have called Rep. Sean Casten, the offices of Sen. Duckworth and Sen. Durbin several times and asked a simple question and have yet to get an answer from any of them, s...
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Support funding for Volo BogSep 27, 2019 1:00 am - Re: "Yes, Volo bog deserves our attention and funds," Sept. 24. In the Chicago Audubon Society publication Compass March 1980, I wrote, "Volo Bog offers a rare insight ...
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County must upgrade election equipmentSep 26, 2019 1:00 am - The seven DuPage local League of Women Voters organizations - Aurora Area, Downers Grove-Woodridge-Lisle, Elmhurst, Glen Ellyn, Naperville, Roselle-Bloomingdale and Whea...
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Editorial: Municipalities must lead the way to protecting suburban mallsSep 25, 2019 11:00 pm - It's unlikely that until a week ago many of us knew what a bollard was, outside of sailors, developers and professional safety experts. Then, last Friday, a 22-year-old ...
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Common denominator of hate - gunsSep 25, 2019 1:00 am - Recently a white gunman shot and killed 13 innocent Mexican people in El Paso, Texas, just because they were of Mexican nationality. Earlier a white person in New Zealan...
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Increases needed for DuPage electionsSep 24, 2019 1:00 am - I guess it shouldn't surprise me that Dan Cronin subscribes to the GOP strategy of winning seats by making it hard for American citizens to vote. I refer here to his ref...
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Left has overtaken the Democratic PartySep 22, 2019 1:00 am - I am 69-years-old, born and raised in a Chicago Democratic household. I am finding it hard to identify with the party today. The ultra left wing liberals have taken cont...
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U. S. can assume leadership role with climate legislationSep 20, 2019 1:00 am - On Sept. 18, the Trump administration formally revoked California's authority to set tailpipe pollution rules that are stricter than federal standards. This comes less t...