DuPage County Opinion
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Saturday Soapbox: Talking politics, chickens, baseball and moreAug 30, 2014 1:01 am - And they're off: It's Labor Day weekend and the real racing begins. This November, we'll select a governor and other state officers and legislators; we'll elect a U...
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Good time to review the ConstitutionAug 29, 2014 12:01 am - Good time to review the Constitution The Constitution has guided our country well, safeguarding our freedom and rights. But "eternal vigilance is the price of liber...
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Peabody energy deal needs to be probedAug 29, 2014 12:01 am - Peabody energy deal needs to be probed As a Batavia resident, I'm extremely concerned about our contract with Prairie State Coal Plant via the Northern Illinois Mun...
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Editorial: Rebate should be at top of list for extra tax fundsAug 28, 2014 1:00 am - It's easier to spend other people's money than your own. That reality probably has bedeviled taxpayers since the beginning of modern democracy. So when Northwest Suburba...
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24-hour news cycle hardly enlighteningAug 28, 2014 12:01 am - 24-hour news cycle hardly enlightening As somebody who remembers the days when TV stations went off the air at midnight or so, and most people's idea of talk radio ...
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Batavian unhappy with energy dealAug 28, 2014 12:01 am - Batavian unhappy with energy deal Our family was thrilled to move to a town as quaint as Batavia less than 1 year ago. We knew that as Batavia residents our ComEd d...
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At long last: A zero star movie reviewAug 27, 2014 12:01 am - At long last: A zero star movie review My life is now complete. I've been reading Daily Herald movie reviews for years hoping to finally find one with zero stars. M...
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Nothing Islamic about ISISAug 27, 2014 12:00 am - ISIS self-proclaims to be “The Islamic state of Iraq and al-Sham.” However, the reality is there is nothing Islamic about ISIS. Innocent civilians are dying and minoriti...
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Silence was better than wordsAug 26, 2014 5:01 am - Kudos to you for your Opinion page on Aug. 22. A picture is worth a thousand words. RIP, James Foley. Barbara Wiedlin Des Plaines ...
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Duckworth just another DemocratAug 26, 2014 12:01 am - Duckworth just another Democrat Tammy Duckworth has gone from respected war hero to just another Democrat - using class warfare to get votes. I suppose the hundreds...