DuPage County Opinion
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'Only' 6 years to let Bush off the hookAug 19, 2014 5:01 am - What right does Commander-in-Chief Obama have to insert pre-emptive airstrikes and send ground troops into Iraq? Has Iraq's democratically-elected leader Malaki asked fo...
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Editorial: Everyone has a stake in fighting truancyAug 19, 2014 5:01 am - The new school year begins in classrooms throughout the suburbs, arriving on the wings of excitement, hope and promise. There's something refreshing about the first day....
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Financial clout shouldn't win votesAug 18, 2014 5:01 am - Gov. Pat Quinn inherited a state full of debt from George Ryan, who was indicted on federal corruption charges and sent to prison, and Rod Blagojevich, who took over fro...
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Dist. 87 flap about taking responsibilityAug 18, 2014 5:01 am - As a retired high school principal, I know from firsthand experience the difficulty developing and then administering an athletic/activity code that attempts to hold stu...
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Boomers, let's take back our pound signAug 17, 2014 5:01 am - I want to know, when did the pound sign (#) become a hash tag? In my 60-plus years we have always been told press the pound sign at the end of the conversation. So who n...
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Responsible citizens key to strong nationAug 17, 2014 5:01 am - I just watched Rep. Jan Schakowsky on "Windy City Live" talking about "live the wage." When you decide to start a family you certainly should be making more than minimum...
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High school drinking still strikes a chordAug 17, 2014 5:01 am - I'm not so old that I can't recall going to an unsupervised high school party or two at which drinking was going on. Let me rephrase that: I don't recall any unsupervise...
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'Best ... worst of times' applies today as wellAug 17, 2014 5:01 am - Charles Dickens said, "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times." And in my humble opinion, we could say the same thing today. What do we celebrate? Robin Wil...
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Gay pride opposite of humble contritionAug 17, 2014 12:01 am - Gay pride opposite of humble contrition The Daily Herald reported a meeting at the Inverness Holy Family Catholic Church of a large crowd in support for the music d...
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The SoapboxAug 16, 2014 5:01 am - Two swings, two misses: For the second time in two years, the Arlington Heights electoral board will keep voters from making any decisions on local term limits. Whi...