DuPage County Opinion
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A pair of random thoughtsOct 27, 2013 5:00 am - Who’s to blame for the morass in Washington? President Obama and the Dems? The Republicans? No. Blame Chief Justice John Roberts for justifying Obamacare as constitution...
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Obama promises. See a pattern?Oct 27, 2013 4:40 am - Obama promises. See a pattern? I can remember with regret the Obama promises that his administration would run with complete transparency. The debate on the health ...
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What’s the point of rearview mirror law?Oct 27, 2013 4:40 am - What’s the point of rearview mirror law? It does not make any sense that Illinois has a law that forbids us from hanging obstructions from our car’s rear view mirro...
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The SoapboxOct 26, 2013 7:55 am - Beyond complaint: Village boards must think residents show up for public comment only to complain. Not so this week in Arlington Heights. Residents said an exit from Nor...
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Taxation, but no representationOct 26, 2013 5:00 am - Looks like the High School District 214 board thinks they aren’t spending enough of the taxpayers’ money because they have a $55 million excess in the reserve fund. So t...
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Why one congressman voted ‘no’Oct 26, 2013 5:00 am - Rep. Randy Hultgren voted Oct. 16 against a deal to end the governmental shutdown. The article stated that he had nothing to lose by doing so. Although his vote was not ...
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Welcome to our world of jet noise, ChicagoOct 26, 2013 5:00 am - Stop the presses. Chicago voters/taxpayers agree over noise from O’Hare expansion. I say, you wanted it, now shut up and live with it. Welcome to our world of dealing wi...
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Tax assessments not grounded in realityOct 25, 2013 5:00 am - On Sept. 25, I attended a meeting for Hanover Township residents to get information on how to appeal our real estate taxes. A representative from the board was explainin...
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Money is at the root of our warsOct 25, 2013 5:00 am - Peter Reynolds (Your Views, Sept. 27), after seeing the mobile Vietnam memorial wall, asked why our country was involved in Vietnam as it seemed so senseless. The answer...
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Editorial: Suburban cops going into the ring to reach outOct 25, 2013 5:00 am - Jeff Swoboda knows well that the most effective police work is in getting to know the people in your community — to show them you’re just as human as they are and to gai...