DuPage County Opinion
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Endorsement: Friend, Heim, Voltaggio, Weinstock in Glenbard District 87Mar 21, 2013 5:00 am - Voters in Glenbard High School District 87 have a strong pool of candidates to choose from on April 9 to fill four seats on the school board. Three incumbents are runnin...
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Endorsement: Yes on Winfield sales tax increase for roadsMar 21, 2013 5:00 am - Winfield is asking for approval to begin collecting a .25 percent sales tax with the intention of paying for road repairs. Half of Winfield’s roads are deemed by the sta...
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Endorsements: Beck, Koka, Miller, Nemcek for River Trails Dist. 26 schoolsMar 21, 2013 5:00 am - River Trails Elementary District 26 is not alone in facing the challenges of the new Common Core curriculum and standards, teacher contract talks and pension reform. For...
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Endorsements: Buscemi, Engstrom, Peterson, Taylor for Benjamin Dist. 25 boardMar 21, 2013 5:00 am - Incumbents Jack Buscemi, Dennis Peterson and Anna Taylor along with challengers Vincent Engstrom and Melissa West are vying for four seats on the Benjamin Elementary Sch...
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Why no common sense in D.C.?Mar 21, 2013 4:40 am - Why no common sense in D.C.? The president’s recent decision to stop all White House tours shows him to be petty and small. His own spokesman told the press that it...
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St. Charles needs competent mayorMar 21, 2013 4:40 am - St. Charles needs competent mayor St. Charles certainly needs a competent executive as mayor. The city’s property tax rate is 28 percent higher than Geneva’s and 23...
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Dialysis center return welcomeMar 21, 2013 4:40 am - Dialysis center return welcome As village president of Villa Park, it is my priority to ensure all of our residents live in a safe and healthy environment. Committ...
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Teachers maligned by headlineMar 21, 2013 4:40 am - Teachers maligned by headline I took great umbrage with Jake Griffin’s Suburban Watchdog article with the subtitle “Taxpayers’ burden for teachers to attend confere...
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Letter to the Editor: Kidney disease prevention all about awarenessMar 20, 2013 11:00 pm - To the Editor: Twenty six million Americans are currently living with kidney disease. Most just don't know it yet. Kidney disease is a silent threat – that is, most sym...
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The Missing Asian VoiceMar 20, 2013 11:00 pm - With the Senate in the midst of proposing its own comprehensive immigration reform legislation, many immigrant communities nationwide, especially in the Latino communiti...