DuPage County Opinion
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Des Plaines drive breaks own recordJun 03, 2013 5:00 am - On behalf of our many neighbors in need who are served by the Self-Help Closet & Pantry of Des Plaines, I would like to thank the Des Plaines community for your tremendo...
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Evaluation needed if speed bill OK’dJun 03, 2013 5:00 am - Senate Bill 2356 as amended essentially raises the speed limit of cars and trucks on the rural Illinois interstate highway system to 70 miles per hour and has been sent ...
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Skip the pools, give taxpayers a refundJun 03, 2013 5:00 am - I respect the District 211 superintendent and the school board, but the spending of $15 million dollars for five pools is a show stopper. Do we really have to do this no...
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Elk Grove Vill. does Memorial Day rightJun 03, 2013 5:00 am - Memorial Day saw my husband, a Korean War Veteran, and me at the annual event in Elk Grove Village to honor all those who served our country in our various wars and mili...
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Food drive benefits township pantryJun 03, 2013 5:00 am - The Stamp Out Hunger food drive is the nation’s largest single-day food drive. The annual Postal Carriers/Stamp Out Hunger food drive was held on Saturday, May 11, 2013 ...
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Don’t tamper with origin of marriageJun 03, 2013 5:00 am - A recent letter asked the question, “By what mathematical and logical reason should same-sex marriage be condemned?” Using various statements based on the writer’s perce...
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Batavia teacher right to protect studentsJun 03, 2013 4:40 am - Batavia teacher right to protect students These are very difficult economic times. People are struggling with maintaining employment, suffering emotional challenges...
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Let’s push voting age back to 21Jun 03, 2013 4:40 am - Let’s push voting age back to 21 In its May 30 editorial, the Daily Herald calls for allowing 17-year-olds to vote. The reasoning: “An earlier voting age will engag...
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Focus, instead, on the pot growers?Jun 03, 2013 4:40 am - Focus, instead, on the pot growers? The Daily Herald has recently published several articles about the legalization of medical marijuana in good ol’ “Pay-to-play,” ...
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When Life Doesn't Work out the Way You Want: Create Plan BJun 02, 2013 11:00 pm - "Life is All About How you Handle Plan B Plan A is always my first choice. You know, the one where Everything works out to be Happily ever-after. But more often tha...