DuPage County Opinion
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Abandoned cats deserve betterApr 19, 2013 5:00 am - In response to the column written by Froma Harrop regarding outdoor cats, I totally agree that cats should be kept indoors. Unfortunately there are many irresponsible pe...
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Murphy must focus on pension spikingApr 19, 2013 5:00 am - In an April 3 Fence Post letter, state Sen. Matt Murphy states that “ ... Michael Madigan ... would have us believe that suburban and downstate school districts are rece...
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U-46 ignoring needs of failing schoolsApr 19, 2013 5:00 am - The April 6 article concerning the U-46 school district restructuring due to its abysmal failure is “too little too late.” When 10 grammar schools have failed for five y...
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Editorial: After 7 years, some schools still aren’t learning on pension penaltiesApr 18, 2013 10:09 am - Any teacher knows students need to be exposed to a concept more than once before they really get it. But it’s hard not to be impatient with how many times some suburban ...
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Advance the fight for fair payApr 18, 2013 5:00 am - The American Association of University Women marked Equal Pay Day on April 9 by urging Congress and President Barack Obama to take action on pay equity. AAUW research sh...
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Dist. 200 raises a slap in the faceApr 18, 2013 4:40 am - Dist. 200 raises a slap in the face I was greatly disappointed and angry about the action of the Wheaton Warrenville District 200 board to grant end-of-career raise...
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Media, academia bias shapes debateApr 18, 2013 4:40 am - Media, academia bias shapes debate Words shape, deflect or often eliminate legitimate debate. They carry enormous power. Consider “gun control.” Who could be agains...
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Not trying to take away your rightsApr 17, 2013 5:40 am - Not trying to take away your rights I am getting sick and tired of the cries that the government is trying to take away your right to bear arms. Isn’t there anyone ...
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How the Y Strengthens Northwestern DuPage CountyApr 16, 2013 11:00 pm - As the pace of our lives moves faster and faster and the demands on our time increase, the ties to our community become even more important. A strong community provides ...
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No griping from 55 percent non-votersApr 16, 2013 4:40 am - No griping from 55 percent nonvoters Living in Winfield for over 27 years it was numbing to see that only 45 percent of its citizens voted on April 9. Maybe it was ...