DuPage County Opinion
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Why pay billions for foreign oil?Mar 01, 2013 3:40 am - Why pay billions for foreign oil? Every poll contends that Obama is the chief culprit in preventing Americans from getting reasonable oil prices. Prices when Obama...
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Punish gang bangers, not gun ownersFeb 28, 2013 3:40 am - Punish gang bangers, not gun owners When it comes to drunken driving, we place blame on the driver, not the car or the alcohol. There aren’t any proposals to ban al...
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Criminals over constituentsFeb 28, 2013 3:40 am - Criminals over constituents On Feb. 21, the Daily Herald had a very interesting column by George Will on solitary confinement. In the article, Mr. Will references I...
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Leaders must guard Second AmendmentFeb 28, 2013 3:40 am - Leaders must guard Second Amendment The other day I was interrupted by a commercial with famous actors and actresses promoting more gun control. Actors and actresse...
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Did lawmakers forget amendments?Feb 28, 2013 3:40 am - Did lawmakers forget amendments? Why are gun restrictions being placed on Americans when owning a firearm is part of the Second Amendment? The Second Amendment was ...
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Ryan is luckiest felon on earthFeb 28, 2013 3:40 am - Ryan is luckiest felon on earth George Ryan is the luckiest felon on earth. His pro bono legal team has filed motion after motion in the last five and one-half year...
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Why a need to abuse public employees?Feb 28, 2013 3:40 am - Why a need to abuse public employees? I thought that Illinois had a pension problem, and as a pensioner, I considered what ways I could help our state overcome the ...
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Cook County’s use tax is entirely bogusFeb 27, 2013 4:00 am - Has anyone else in Cook County been slapped with the Non-Retailer Use Tax? In August 2012, I purchased a 1994 Yamaha motorcycle from a private party. I went to the Secre...
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Gay marriage foes not closed-mindedFeb 27, 2013 3:40 am - Gay marriage foes not closed-minded In your “Our View” column Feb. 17, the Herald hopes for “open-minded Republican support” of the gay marriage bill. My definition...
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Need rational talk on concealed carryFeb 26, 2013 3:40 am - Need rational talk on concealed carry I was very disappointed with your article, “Concealed carry recipe for disaster, transit chiefs say.” The chiefs’ opinion that...