DuPage County Opinion
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Farmers have role in climate changeAug 15, 2019 1:00 am - On Aug. 8, the U.S. Department of Agriculture declared an agricultural disaster in the state of Illinois. On the same day, the United Nations released a report warning o...
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How will Democrats pay for their promises?Aug 15, 2019 1:00 am - The Democratic candidates for the presidency want to provide free college to everyone. This would amount to over $70 billion based on today's enrollment of about 45 mill...
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Blagojevich caught in incarceration crazeAug 14, 2019 1:00 am - The United States is incarceration crazy, containing just 4.4 percent of the world's population, but housing 2 million souls, 22 percent of the world's prisoners. We hav...
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Library upgrade handled poorlyAug 08, 2019 1:00 am - The West Chicago library recently upgraded and modernized its heating, ventilating and air conditioning system. The cost was well over $100,000. Only one contractor bid ...
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Abusing animals is not entertainmentAug 07, 2019 1:00 am - Regarding the letter from Bill and Denise Kennedy, I couldn't agree more. Whipping horses and other means to get them to buck, including possible irritants placed under ...
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Law makes pet kennels safer, but why stop there?Aug 06, 2019 11:00 pm - When you have to board your beloved pet, you might select a kennel where animals can get individual play or cuddle time and a human bed to sleep on. You might pay extra ...
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Economic ironyAug 04, 2019 1:00 am - The American economy has been humming along, with near record low unemployment and the U.S. stock markets at or near their highs. Such a positive economic picture should...
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Glen Ellyn agency celebrates diversityAug 03, 2019 1:00 am - We would like to introduce a new not-for-profit in Glen Ellyn: One Community is an initiative, actively celebrating and embracing our community's diversity, raising awar...
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We must put more focus on learning mathAug 03, 2019 1:00 am - As a retired teacher of mathematics, physics and chemistry, I can state that there is a national crisis relating to competency in elementary arithmetic, which impairs th...
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Local GOP chief should focus on collaborationAug 02, 2019 1:00 am - I was bothered by the tone of the Q&A with the new chairman of the DuPage County Republican Party that ran in the Herald on July 29. To me, Mr. Keller's mindset seems t...