DuPage County Opinion
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Wheaton family still sees 'hope' despite son's fatal heroin overdoseMay 25, 2014 5:01 am - Only two weeks after her 19-year-old son died from a heroin overdose, his mother sent an email titled "A story that needs to be heard" to prep sports writer Dave Oberhel...
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Districts had control over pension spikesMay 25, 2014 5:01 am - In the May 18 Daily Herald article on school district pension penalties, Schaumburg Elementary District 54 Assistant Superintendent Ric King states (in regards to pensio...
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A big snow globe, flying through spaceMay 25, 2014 12:01 am - A big snow globe, flying through space Michael Mondach in his May 20 letter believes there is no global warming. OK, so the scientists down in the Antarctic and in ...
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One our oldest and darkest legaciesMay 25, 2014 12:01 am - One our oldest and darkest legacies I've been following the headlines out of Nigeria regarding the mass abduction of school girls by Boko Haram. It seems that Boko ...
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Residents of manufactured homes need protectionMay 24, 2014 5:01 am - Throughout my time as mayor of Des Plaines and state representative, I learned about the rampant abuse and mistreatment of tenants in manufactured home communities by th...
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Other Benghazi spurred by videoMay 24, 2014 5:01 am - Karl Rove, who perfected this GOP strategy most notably in the Swift-boating of John Kerry, is at it again with The Hillary brain damage nonsense. The idea is that once ...
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The SoapboxMay 24, 2014 5:01 am - Prevailing protest: Mount Prospect leaders acknowledge their vote against a state-mandated ordinance had no practical effect, but the protest was worth noting. Requ...
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No more civility in politicsMay 23, 2014 12:01 am - No more civility in politics Why is it that the voters of today respond to negative campaigning? The Mr. Nasties of the world have taken over. Civility and winning ...
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Where's the outcry from Muslim-Americans?May 22, 2014 5:01 am - I see that Saudi Arabia's grand mufti, the top religious authority in the birthplace of Islam, has condemned Boko Haram for kidnapping all those schoolgirls. And several...
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Rideshare program deserves a chanceMay 22, 2014 12:01 am - Rideshare program deserves a chance As the General Assembly is working to draft regulations for rideshare services like UBERx, I traveled to Springfield recently to...