DuPage County Opinion
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Brazile deceives about debt reductionFeb 21, 2014 11:01 pm - Brazile deceives about debt reduction After reading Donna Brazile's recent column about the "national deficit," I continue to be amazed at how politicians and their...
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Court system is failing crime victimsFeb 21, 2014 4:01 am - The recent trial of Michael Dunn in Florida on charges of first-degree and attempted murder brought back memories of a cold day in April years ago. I received a frantic ...
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Endorsement: Dart for Cook County sheriffFeb 21, 2014 4:01 am - A little of the shine has come off Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart since 2010, when he was running for a second term as sheriff and was expected to emerge as Rahm Emanuel's...
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Do we need another 'not as bad' drug?Feb 20, 2014 11:01 pm - Do we need another 'not as bad' drug? In the Feb. 14 edition of the Daily Herald, Walt Zlotow has suggested that we have one more "item left on the agenda: legalize...
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Students need better protection against bullyingFeb 20, 2014 4:00 am - I am a parent whose daughter has been educated in Schaumburg Elementary School District 54 and is now a freshman at Hoffman Estates High School in the Palatine-Schaumbur...
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Endorsement: Davoust for Kane County clerkFeb 20, 2014 12:01 am - Turnout was 12.4 percent - or 26,593 ballots cast - in Kane County for the April 2011 election, the lowest in 24 years for a nonpartisan, consolidated election. A mere 2...
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Endorsement: Kramer for Kane County sheriffFeb 20, 2014 12:01 am - Donald Kramer and Kevin Williams, the Republican candidates for Kane County sheriff, have both been in the serve-and-protect business for decades. Kramer retired as a li...
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Endorsement: Doody Gorman for Cook County Board, Dist. 17, GOPFeb 20, 2014 12:01 am - Residents of Des Plaines, and some in Elk Grove Village, Rosemont and Park Ridge, might well be bewildered to learn they need an understanding of Orland Park politics in...
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Endorsement: Courtney, Morita and Santos for Metropolitan Water Reclamation DistrictFeb 20, 2014 12:01 am - The Metropolitan Water Reclamation District's generous salary for what's described as a part-time position has attracted 10 candidates for the three open positions in th...
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Pot legalization a good idea?Feb 20, 2014 12:00 am - Pot legalization a good idea? To those who advocate the legalization of marijuana, refer to the following excerpt from the Surgeon General: "Among the known or susp...