DuPage County Opinion
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Protect yourself from house ‘thefts’Dec 19, 2013 4:00 am - The holiday season is a festive time of year when friends and family gather. But the holidays are also a prime time for fraudsters to take advantage of their unsuspectin...
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Stop protecting Wall Street ‘captains’Dec 19, 2013 4:00 am - Whatever happened to expression, “The captain goes down with the ship”? Has this ancient maritime concept and tradition that “a sea captain that holds ultimate responsib...
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Take control of block partiesDec 19, 2013 3:40 am - Take control of block parties Two months ago, our daughter and a friend were driving in Glen Ellyn to visit another friend, unaware that they were approaching a gro...
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Raising minimum wage has a ripple effectDec 18, 2013 4:00 am - This is in response to Ron Flowers on his Dec. 9 comments about raising minimum wages. He stated the McDonald’s CEO has a multimillion-dollar salary, and therefore McDon...
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Tea Party position on unemployment half-bakedDec 17, 2013 4:00 am - Sen. Rand Paul, a Tea Party Favorite, said he supports 26 weeks of unemployment insurance but not more because extending the benefits would be an injustice to the longti...
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Tell post office of holiday ‘oversight’Dec 17, 2013 3:00 am - Tell post office of holiday ‘oversight’ Did anyone else notice what was missing on the “holiday stamps” posters displayed in the post office this year? There was a ...
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Moylan vote ‘on the right side of history’Dec 16, 2013 4:00 am - I am writing as a constituent of the 55th District. I would like to express my sincere thanks to Rep. Marty Moylan for casting his vote in favor of marriage equality dur...
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Northwest Festival Orchestra deserving of more supportDec 16, 2013 4:00 am - I appreciated your recent photo and article about the Northwest Festival Orchestra, but I am disappointed that this fine orchestra is not better supported by corporate s...
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Village should not be funding concertsDec 16, 2013 4:00 am - Elk Grove Village pension accounts have not been adequately funded in more than a decade, prompting the introduction of a new electrical usage tax. Property assessments ...
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Start times not ideal for teenage studentsDec 16, 2013 4:00 am - I am a senior at Conant High School. I am responding to the Daily Herald editorial, “Collaboration key in school schedule changes.” The article brings to the attention o...