DuPage County Opinion
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Editorial: Nursing master's degree a valuable addition at HarperJun 14, 2019 1:00 am - Student loan borrowers in the U.S. today owe a whopping $1.6 trillion. Those who took on debt to earn a bachelor's degree in 2017 left school with an average of $28,650 ...
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Hotel tax can help drive DuPage economyJun 14, 2019 1:00 am - In my 30-plus years in hospitality throughout the country, the magnitude of tourism as an economic driver was never questioned - a visitor coming to a destination to spe...
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What a 12-year-old can hearJun 13, 2019 1:00 am - It was recently reported that the owner of Indiana's Fair Oaks Farm and veterinarian Mike McCloskey failed to hear the pain-filled cries of his farm's newborn calves or ...
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Immigration lessons from U.S. historyJun 12, 2019 1:00 am - Africans were brought to North America and enslaved. It was easier for their captors to carry out such an atrocity, as long as their captors viewed them as property and ...
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Illinois turning into PottersvilleJun 11, 2019 1:00 am - As a 57-year resident of Illinois, I can't help but feel that our state is quickly becoming Pottersville, like the scenes from the Frank Capra classic "It's a Wonderful ...
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A poor definition of 'balanced budget'Jun 10, 2019 1:00 am - I read with interest the June 2 story entitled "House clears budget, gambling package" about the elements included in what legislators promote as a balanced budget. Incl...
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Burdensome taxes aren't justifiedJun 10, 2019 1:00 am - Every freshman law student is introduced to the following truism: "The power to tax is the power to destroy." A week ago, during the middle of the night, the Illinois le...
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America's moral values are erodingJun 10, 2019 1:00 am - Most Americans are familiar with the Ten Commandments. While many may know about them, they cannot quote them. It's also obvious that many people do not adhere to them. ...
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An abortion ironyJun 09, 2019 1:00 am - After finishing reading the June 1 Daily Herald newspaper, two articles struck me. The first was the one about the passage of the abortion rights bill in Springfield. Th...
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Opportunities await grads who are preparedJun 09, 2019 1:00 am - An open letter to the 2019 high school and college graduates: As the academic years at high schools and colleges are coming to an end, I think about all the great opport...