DuPage County Opinion
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Life isn’t lived on a 5-inch screenDec 12, 2013 3:40 am - Life isn’t lived on a 5-inch screen Look around. Odds are someone is on their smartphone tweeting, on Instagram or Facebook, letting life pass them by. Sadly, this ...
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Disappointed with shorter postal hoursDec 12, 2013 3:40 am - Disappointed with shorter postal hours As a lifelong Wheaton resident, I have always been an enthusiastic and proud supporter of our Wheaton Post Office. During the...
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Editorial: It’s the best time to share the wealthDec 11, 2013 8:35 am - A front-page story Tuesday on the so-called “new rich” of U.S. adults — those with household income of $250,000 or more — increasing in numbers in America, comes at a fo...
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Better to get fined and go uninsured?Dec 11, 2013 3:40 am - Better to get fined and go uninsured? Recently published research, Forbes, Nov. 4, indicates that the Affordable Care Act health insurance premiums will increase on...
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Can we not keep Christ in Christmas?Dec 11, 2013 3:40 am - Can we not keep Christ in Christmas? In a letter to the editor of the Daily Herald on Dec. 8, Steve Howard expresses the sentiment that “whatever you do, do not use...
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How about more science news?Dec 11, 2013 3:40 am - How about more science news? I recently read the article, “Earth spared from ‘monster’ cosmic blast’s radiation” about the supernova’s gamma ray burst, and I enjoye...
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State needs integrity, not more moneyDec 11, 2013 3:40 am - State needs integrity, not more money As a taxpayer and DuPage County Board member who fights for fiscal responsibility, I say enough is enough when it comes to the...
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Answers needed after freezer failureDec 10, 2013 6:56 am - It’s one thing for Kane County Coroner Rob Russell and board Chairman Chris Lauzen to disagree about the size of the coroner’s staff, the number of autopsies and the amo...
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No need to separate kids from footballDec 10, 2013 3:40 am - No need to separate kids from football On Oct, 8, Steve Fainaru and Mark Fainaru-Wada published a book titled “League of Denial,” in which they discuss a history of...
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Increased minimum wage helps everyoneDec 10, 2013 3:40 am - Increased minimum wage helps everyone Raising our unconscionably low minimum wage to at least $15 an hour — it is around $20 or more in Australia and some Western E...