DuPage County Opinion
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Quinn’s CTA nominee raises questionsAug 26, 2013 4:40 am - Gov. Pat Quinn makes an appointment to the to the CTA board. Democratic gubernatorial candidate Bill Daley calls it a “disgrace.” Frank Zuccarelli, the nominee, is curre...
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Why should Congress get a better deal?Aug 25, 2013 5:00 am - On Aug. 7, I went to see Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth at the Streamwood Community Health Center for her “Congress at Your Corner.” She had eight people with her. I aske...
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The SoapboxAug 24, 2013 5:00 am - Stick with tradition: Perhaps you noticed the U.S. team was beaten soundly in the 2013 Solheim Cup by the Europeans. That follows their loss in 2011 in Ireland, which fo...
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High court decision on DOMA correctAug 24, 2013 4:40 am - Robert Meale’s July 28 letter states that the Supreme Court failed to follow the will of the majority in declaring the Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutional. Mr. Meal...
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Policies of good ol’ days wouldn’t work todayAug 22, 2013 5:00 am - Mr. Wagner yearns for the “good ole days” of small government (Aug. 8). I remember when a doctor would come to our house for $5 and be willing to accept payments. They d...
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Priority 1: Secure our borderAug 22, 2013 4:40 am - Priority 1: Secure our border Our border with Mexico poses a real danger. Not only for the obvious and repeated legal, societal and economic reasons, but for those ...
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Appreciate Colin Powell’s optimismAug 21, 2013 4:40 am - Appreciate Colin Powell’s optimism My hat’s off to The Daily Herald on Colin Powell’s visit and his eternal optimism. While in todays environment it can be hard to ...
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Major surgery needed on ObamacareAug 20, 2013 4:40 am - Obamacare needs major surgery Recently a reader touted Obamacare, declaring that health insurance rates are now down 50 percent in New York, and condemning Republic...
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Writer ignores Christian principles himselfAug 19, 2013 5:00 am - Regarding a letter on Aug. 9, the writer cites the Bible as authority to condemn homosexuals. He mistakenly claims this is a Christian nation, founded by Christians on C...
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Aug 19, 2013 4:40 am - Struggling to get by on $20 billion I read recently in The Wall Street Journal that Saudi billionaire Prince Al-Waleed Bin Talal informed the Saudi oil minister, Al...