DuPage County Opinion
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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...
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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 ...