DuPage County Opinion
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The SoapboxSep 28, 2013 5:00 am - Secret to a long life: Alice Jensen of Arlington Heights and Irene Cook of Addison have been close friends for 95 of their 100 years on earth. So, what is the secret to ...
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Only one group to blame for this messSep 28, 2013 4:40 am - If our country is plagued by chronically high unemployment, soaring gas prices, anemic GDP growth, vicious political infighting, massive government spending and unsustai...
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Thanks for help on WDRSA fundraiserSep 28, 2013 4:40 am - Thanks for help on WDRSA fundraiser Recently, more than 100 supporters of the Western DuPage Special Recreation Association gathered at the Outback Steakhouse in Wh...
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Editorial: Truancy, heroin problems are intertwinedSep 27, 2013 5:00 am - If you read Sunday’s paper you may have seen two stories — one about Naperville’s unified attack on heroin use, the other about Kane County’s runaway truancy problem. Wh...
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Give students a say in start time debateSep 27, 2013 4:40 am - Give students a say in start time debate After reading “School schedules and student learning” on Friday, Sept. 20, I agree that there needs to be more discussion a...
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Editorial: Out of murder, a story of human valuesSep 26, 2013 5:00 am - When we think “suburbs,” a few specific ideas come to mind. We think “schools,” for instance. We like to think “safety.” We think “community” and “neighborhood” and “hom...
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Duckworth walkout was shamefulSep 26, 2013 4:40 am - Duckworth walkout was shameful I see where at the recent Benghazi hearings a group of congressman walked out of the hearings just before the testimony of the famili...
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ECC has plenty for adults to learnSep 26, 2013 4:40 am - ECC has plenty for adults to learn There is a course “home repair” offered at Elgin Community College. It is seven classes on a Saturday morning. If enough people d...
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Ayers’ past misdeeds grossly understatedSep 25, 2013 5:00 am - To limit William Ayers’ infamy to “setting off a few small bombs ... in protest of the Vietnam War” in your Sept. 21 article on Elgin Community College’s decision to inv...
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Editorial: Let’s be sure Des Plaines River flood-control projects get doneSep 25, 2013 5:00 am - For suburban residents living along the Des Plaines River, the headline “27 projects to curb Des Plaines River flooding” in Tuesday’s Daily Herald was most definitely we...