DuPage County Opinion
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'Nicest letter' a welcome break from the vitriolNov 03, 2012 11:00 pm - In a memo to our editorial board, my “subject” line read, “Nicest letter ever.” I followed up that high praise with, “at least for someone disagreeing with our president...
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Proud to have worked for McGovernNov 03, 2012 5:00 am - I was sad to read about the passing of George McGovern. In the 1970s, as a Northern Illinois University graduate in history fresh out of the Peace Corps, I went door to ...
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Think of the benefits of frequent electionsNov 03, 2012 5:00 am - I read this morning that the presidential campaign alone has resulted in $2 billion dollars being spent. This does not count all of the other federal and local elections...
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Offenders’ families unfairly punishedNov 03, 2012 5:00 am - Once again the state of Illinois has made an amendment to the trick-or-treat law. As it is written right now, once a sex offender has completed parole or probation or is...
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Electoral change would be long in comingNov 03, 2012 5:00 am - Currently under the U.S. Constitution, as most of us know, the decision on presidential elections is not relegated to “we the people “ but rather “we the Electoral Colle...
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Maybe it was all a jokeNov 03, 2012 4:24 am - What is with showing two boys being crowned king and queen of homecoming? Front page yet. That is stooping pretty low if you ask me. The ’60s did a good job of lo...
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Editorial: Close the Latino ‘achievement gap’Nov 02, 2012 11:11 am - Educators routinely question the value of standardized tests, saying they are not a solid measure of student progress. Certainly, in the suburbs they can be questioned, ...
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Time for new ideas in clerk’s officeNov 02, 2012 4:49 am - Time for new ideas in clerk’s office On Oct. 27, a Fence Post letter cited incorrect information about Ralph Scalise who is running against incumbent Chris Kachirou...
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Prediction: Romney with 51 percentNov 02, 2012 4:49 am - Prediction: Romney with 51 percent The Obama administration never thought it’d be this close this close to Election Day. Arrogance, poor first debate planning and s...
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Why is she running as a Democrat?Nov 02, 2012 4:49 am - Why is she running as a Democrat? In his endorsement of a Democrat for DuPage Forest Preserve District District 6, Roger Kotecki noted her dedication to the preserv...