DuPage County Opinion
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Editorial: St. Charles prison must be safe for all teensAug 13, 2012 5:00 am - If you knew or had been told something in your house wasn’t safe for your children, would you wait nearly three years to have it fixed? If you knew, for instance, your b...
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Editorial: Suburban pride from Olympics to Ryder CupAug 12, 2012 5:00 am - As we watched some of the Summer Olympics last week, we at one point were struck by the incredible reach of the suburbs. Truly, these communities we call the suburbs mak...
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D303 should fix weighted gradesAug 12, 2012 4:40 am - I read Jake O’Hara’s and Britney Davidson’s letters regarding class rank with great interest. I agree with Britney that life is competitive and working to achieve high c...
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Exclusion of gays not very ChristianAug 12, 2012 4:40 am - On July 16 a special committee of the Boy Scouts of America voted to exclude gays from their organization. This has nothing to do with a mockery of marriage, civil union...
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The SoapboxAug 11, 2012 5:00 am - Golden memories: Whether they won gold medals or not, we salute suburban athletes representing us well at the 2012 Olympic Games. From Aurora's Anna Li cheering on her g...
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Alter pension system to be sustainableAug 10, 2012 10:33 am - A recent article in the Daily Herald, “Chief gets $136,000 salary and a $100,000 pension,” illustrates the absurdity of the government pension system. A pension based on...
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Some solutions to high gas pricesAug 10, 2012 10:33 am - Well, here we are again. The was a little burp in gasoline supply, the speculators jumped in and — voila! — the consumer saw gas prices rise between 40 and 50 cents a ga...
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Remembering 1912 Olympian as a heroAug 10, 2012 5:00 am - This being an Olympic year, I have seen no mention, as yet, of the 100th anniversary of one of the greatest Olympic events in its history — Jim Thorpe’s victories in the...
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Editorial: It’s not violence but common humanity that defines usAug 10, 2012 5:00 am - Much argument can be made about guns and violence in America today in the wake of the murderous shooting spree near Milwaukee last weekend, and that debate is legitimate...
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All the giving to government is tiringAug 09, 2012 5:00 am - To the state and federal governments: We, the people, no longer work to earn a living, we work to pay taxes. Your thanks by taking away benefits we once had shows your a...