DuPage County Opinion
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The SoapboxJun 01, 2013 5:00 am - Unsung benefactor: We’d love to thank the person who donated $95,000 to honor those who died in military service, but he or she wished to remain anonymous. The gift will...
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When is it a crime to kill the unborn?Jun 01, 2013 4:40 am - When is it a crime to kill the unborn? America has truly become a schizophrenic society. On one hand, the man accused of kidnapping three women in Cleveland may be ...
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Editorial: However well meaning, student surveys raise serious questionsMay 31, 2013 5:00 am - Screening teens for mental health problems for which school staff can provide help. Gauging which students are using drugs or alcohol. Alerting high schoolers that the U...
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Journalists’ sense of right and wrongMay 31, 2013 4:40 am - Journalists’ sense of right and wrong If you deliver guns willy nilly into the hands of murderous Mexican drug dealers and thus contribute to the deaths of who know...
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Why protesting school closings?May 31, 2013 4:40 am - Why protesting school closings? When you see all those parents out protesting the closing of public schools, and look at the low attendance and graduation rates at ...
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Editorial: A chance to nurture political voices of teensMay 30, 2013 5:00 am - Life handed Charlie Kirk a lemon in the form of a rejection letter to the Military Academy at West Point, abruptly ending his long-held dream. Instead of feeling sorry f...
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Remember teachers who protect childrenMay 30, 2013 5:00 am - There has been a consistent stream of complaints about our education system, our teachers salaries, their pensions, classroom sizes and so on. Seldom is this kind of att...
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Mayor: County must help homeownersMay 29, 2013 5:00 am - Many suburban Cook County taxpayers have experienced massive property tax increases over the past few years. Despite falling prices in the real estate market, residentia...
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Raise wages to help the disabledMay 29, 2013 5:00 am - Clearbrook and Little City are leading partners in the creation of the Care Campaign, a unique collaboration of community-based human service agencies, families, caregiv...
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Speed limits are least of our worriesMay 29, 2013 5:00 am - Why on earth do we need to increase the speed limit in Illinois? Highways to 70 mph? No one pays any attention to speed limit signs as it is. And has anyone in Springfie...