DuPage County Opinion
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Safety is duty of motorcyclists, tooAug 09, 2013 5:00 am - Whenever I see the slogan “Start seeing motorcycles” I think about the times I do see motorcycles. More often than not they are weaving recklessly through traffic on the...
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Give health care law a chance to workAug 09, 2013 5:00 am - Give health care law a chance to work I sat watching a hearing from Congress recently about the Affordable Care Act on C-SPAN. As someone who has recently retired, ...
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Power of telephone now being realizedAug 09, 2013 5:00 am - “Come here, Watson” were the first words spoken on the first telephone by Alexander Graham Bell to his assistant in 1875. Little did he know that his legacy and inventio...
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St. Charles not upfront about costsAug 09, 2013 5:00 am - St. Charles new comprehensive plan will result in the city of St. Charles being financially involved in many real estate projects. History shows the following. The city...
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Talk about lowering taxes is missingAug 09, 2013 5:00 am - With all this do-nothing talk about pension reform, I have a question to ask Illinois taxpayers. Why are we not hearing anyone talk about lowing taxes if and when reform...
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Fix pensions before altering gas taxAug 08, 2013 5:00 am - The July 23 story summarizing the Transportation for Illinois Coalition proposal to raise gasoline prices and vehicle registration to improve roads and bridges misses th...
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Credit Democrats for consolidation billAug 08, 2013 5:00 am - Gov. Pat Quinn’s signing of SB 494 corrected a problem that has been around for 40 years during Republican rule in DuPage County. SB 494 allows for the elimination or co...
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Editorial: Schools right to study drug, alcohol testingAug 07, 2013 5:00 am - Two years ago, we supported an effort at Lake Zurich High School to institute random drug testing for students in extracurricular activities or who have a parking permit...
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Use gas tax funds only for road projectsAug 06, 2013 5:00 am - I write in response to your July 24 story “Business coalition: Raise gas taxes for road repairs,” regarding a proposal to increase gasoline prices in Illinois to raise m...
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Campaign is over, Mr. PresidentAug 06, 2013 4:40 am - Campaign is over, Mr. President Would someone please tell President Obama that the campaign is over? I was firmly convinced that Bill Clinton expressly defined pres...