DuPage County Opinion
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So many offices, candidates, so little timeDec 09, 2012 4:00 am - I've long held that the suburbs need a benevolent dictator or perhaps an elected king. I say that in jest, of course, but it's no laughing matter how many units of gover...
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Editorial: Clock is ticking for towns, taxpayers on another pension crisisDec 09, 2012 4:00 am - The pension proposal for teachers and state employees offered by state Rep. Elaine Nekritz last week was, as we noted at the time, a promising if imperfect advance on a ...
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Obama has spent all my moneyDec 09, 2012 3:44 am - Obama has spent all my money Governor Quinn — I have the solution to the pension problem. It’s so simple even the Chicago politicians can understand and it won’t co...
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Term limits, tort reform needed nowDec 09, 2012 3:44 am - Term limits, tort reform needed now I would like to add to Paul Bischoff’s Dec. 2 post regarding term limits. His example of FDR’s attempt to become a de-facto king...
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Heed risk of first pregnancy abortionsDec 09, 2012 3:44 am - Heed risk of first pregnancy abortions The Nov. 27 article on premature birth was interesting, but it left out important information. Studies done in Finland and Sc...
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Only fair to reap promised pensionDec 09, 2012 3:44 am - Only fair to reap promised pension I would like to respond to a Nov. 30 letter from Jan Shaw. She portrays teachers as uncaring, greedy individuals who wish to make...
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Rich already pay their fair shareDec 09, 2012 3:40 am - I see that our president is running around the United States again, expressing his opinion that the “rich” don’t pay their “fair share” of the tax burden. Let’s see, acc...
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Henrickson inspired others’ creativityDec 08, 2012 4:00 am - I was deeply saddened to learn of the recent passing of longtime Des Plaines resident and Daily Herald cartoonist Art Henrikson, who contributed so many cartoons to the ...
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The Romney who’s a true hero, patriotDec 08, 2012 4:00 am - In 1965, an aspiring presidential candidate named Romney took a fact-finding trip to our utterly senseless and failed war zone in Vietnam. On Sept. 4, 1967, the now-lead...
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The SoapboxDec 08, 2012 4:00 am - Give it your all: Hersey High School senior Alex Baratta of Arlington Heights may be intimidating with his perfect GPA, his multisport prowess and his big, giving heart,...