DuPage County Opinion
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Nongraded classrooms not a new conceptMar 03, 2013 3:40 am - As Glen Ellyn District 41 “rethinks old grade levels,” per the article in the Feb. 25 Daily Herald, parents need not be apprehensive of “too much, too soon” as the initi...
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Change the laws but not marriageMar 02, 2013 4:00 am - Whoever wrote your editorial on Feb. 17 supporting the redefinition of marriage has not considered the unintended consequences that could result for future generations, ...
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The SoapboxMar 02, 2013 4:00 am - 100 percent will do: When did it become de rigueur for sports figures to suggest they give their game 110 percent? Or wait until their joints are 110 percent healthy? Pe...
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Schools, parents brainwashing kidsMar 02, 2013 3:40 am - The last two generations of Americans have been coddled by their parents and the schools have been brainwashing most of the children to think that the government will co...
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Change the rules on lawmakers’ payMar 01, 2013 4:00 am - Most people would probably agree that Illinois lawmakers are overpaid. They are paid considerably more than their counterparts in other states. Yet they do the least. Il...
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Don’t mess with the Second AmendmentMar 01, 2013 4:00 am - The Second Amendment is an issue progressives don’t get. The Second Amendment is not a black, white, brown or red issue. It is not a man or woman issue. The Second Amend...
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Editorial: Red-light scandal a reminder on all public contractsMar 01, 2013 4:00 am - When a red-light camera scandal in Chicago came to light recently, it might have been easy from our suburban perch just to chalk it up as another gust of corruption blow...
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Libraries, don’t forsake printed wordMar 01, 2013 3:40 am - Libraries, don’t forsake printed word I found rather depressing the Feb. 17 Daily Herald story about visits to libraries being up 33 percent in 10 years, despite th...
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Time for wealthy to pay fair shareMar 01, 2013 3:40 am - Time for wealthy to pay fair share Tax increases and/or elimination of tax loop holes are essential in an effort to reduce the deficit. It has to be a balanced effo...
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Red light cameras don’t serve peopleMar 01, 2013 3:40 am - Red light cameras don’t serve people Red light cameras aren’t installed for our protection, but rather as a cheap source of revenue for our government. Since the re...