DuPage County Opinion
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State’s Democrats must reset prioritiesJun 08, 2013 5:00 am - When Fitch Ratings downgraded Illinois’ credit rating, it was effectively downgrading Gov. Pat Quinn and the Democrats, as well. Remember, Democrats control all branches...
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The SoapboxJun 08, 2013 5:00 am - Hold the phone: Think your cellphone is invaluable? Add this to the list of things a person can do without one: Run the Illinois House and, by extension, most of state g...
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17-year-olds not ready to voteJun 08, 2013 5:00 am - Joe Schrantz has it right (Our View, June 3). When I read the Daily Herald editorial of May 30 supporting the idea of lowering the primary election voting age for some 1...
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Make heroin fight a community effortJun 08, 2013 5:00 am - We would like to commend the state legislature for taking action on the heroin crisis affecting too many families in Illinois. Lawmakers passed House Bill 946, which cre...
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Batavia teacher should be laudedJun 08, 2013 4:40 am - Batavia teacher should be lauded Regarding, “Batavia school board disciplines teacher after survey flap,” the superintendent stated in a letter to the Batavia commu...
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Not fair to bash tournament fishingJun 08, 2013 4:40 am - Not fair to bash tournament fishing Mike Jackson, I find your articles to be self-serving and very hypocritical. To clear the air, I do fish roughly 100 days a year...
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Editorial: For Academic Team, it’s about more than gradesJun 07, 2013 5:00 am - Technically, Benjamin Brissette went to Maine West High School for six years before graduating last weekend. He first came to the Des Plaines school in seventh grade, ta...
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In praise of 'good guys' carrying gunsJun 07, 2013 5:00 am - I have never owned a firearm and have no desire or plans to own one. My only use of a gun was when I was trained to use the M1 rifle (I'm dating myself) as an infantryma...
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Who funded Obama visit to Chicago?Jun 07, 2013 4:40 am - Who funded Obama visit to Chicago? The president recently came to Chicago on Air Force One to raise funds for the Democratic Party. It was estimated by the press th...
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GOP, not IRS, should be auditedJun 07, 2013 4:40 am - GOP, not IRS, should be audited The Inspector General who conducted the audit of the IRS unit, whose job it is to review not-for-profit applications for validity, c...