DuPage County Opinion
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Pro-life candidates deserve applauseNov 26, 2012 4:00 am - During the last several months, three Midwest candidates campaigning for Congress and the U.S. Senate stirred controversy by trying to explain their pro-life views in si...
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Students with drive to succeed will do soNov 26, 2012 4:00 am - Your Nov. 13 article, titled “Public education in Illinois barely earns a passing grade,” brought up an issue that directly affects students in Illinois and, frankly, th...
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Government should sacrifice, tooNov 25, 2012 4:00 am - Since I bought my home, the mortgage payment included insurance coverage, property taxes and paying down the principle. Some 30 years later the loan has been paid off. N...
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Don’t stick suburbs with pension messNov 25, 2012 3:52 am - Don’t stick suburbs with pension mess Mike Madigan’s plan to dump the pension mess he helped create onto local school districts will inevitably lead to higher taxes...
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Paring military would prove costlyNov 25, 2012 3:52 am - Paring military would prove costly Please understand: Cutting our military would cost far more than providing the money for it. The reason is simple: Defense always...
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We’re on a course to ruinationNov 24, 2012 4:00 am - Thankfully, insiders, pundits, pollsters and celebrities have explained the election results as: (1) a repudiation by the majority of the conservative agenda; and (2) a ...
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The SoapboxNov 24, 2012 4:00 am - Daunting task: Jeanne Ives and Stephanie Kifowit announced their resignations from the Wheaton and Aurora city councils following their election to the state legislature...
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Nov 24, 2012 4:00 am - Regarding your editorial, “It’s a good goal, but bad legislation,” I appreciate your point of view, but have you ever had cancer that required chemotherapy? I am now a p...
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This is a job for Jimmy CarterNov 24, 2012 4:00 am - In light of the ramifications of the pending “fiscal cliff” facing our country, I think it’s time for Jimmy Carter to step forward and broker peace between Republicans a...
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Clinging to hope for state’s recoveryNov 24, 2012 4:00 am - Now that the Madigan redistricting has paid off handsomely, U.S. congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. (MIA for six months and prepping for indictment) was re-elected, state Rep...