DuPage County Opinion
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Great Lakes report shows need to act on climateMar 31, 2019 1:00 am - The Daily Herald article, "Report: Great Lakes feeling effects of rapid climate warming" on March 21 brought climate change uncomfortably close to home. I do not underst...
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Let's unite behind new wave of leadersMar 30, 2019 1:00 am - Many Americans have been worried about the future awaiting our children. A majority of us believe in a moral obligation to assure all children have access to health care...
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Stomach-churning current eventsMar 30, 2019 1:00 am - In recent episodes of our favorite political soap opera "As the Stomach Turnsm," if you have not been watching, you have missed the following: Rich and famous buy grades...
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Progressives seem bent on destroying nationMar 30, 2019 1:00 am - New York recently passed a barbaric law that allows killing of babies in the womb all nine months of pregnancy. It allows infanticide if a baby is born alive during an a...
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Remember: School quality linked to home valueMar 29, 2019 1:00 am - If you own property, your home value is forever tied to the quality of the local public schools, whether or not you have kids in those schools. How much does school qual...
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Fire district is asking too muchMar 29, 2019 1:00 am - The Warrenville Fire District is asking for an additional tax of 0.1 percent. This is a 21 percent increase in the tax rate (2017 rate 0.4738 percent). This will make th...
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Mayor candidate is thoughtful, preparedMar 29, 2019 1:00 am - Dear Wheaton voters: I urge you to vote for John Prendiville for mayor of Wheaton on Tuesday, April 2. I have served with John on the city council for eight years. Altho...
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To protect Dist. 202 schools, vote noMar 29, 2019 1:00 am - The April 2 Education Reduction Referendum will permanently cut $1.2 million from Lisle District 202's education budget forcing cuts to staff, world languages, band, cho...
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Hoping for better tone from women candidatesMar 29, 2019 1:00 am - Somewhere Harold Washington must have smiled when two African American women, arguably the best of 14 mayoral candidates, ended up in the runoff for mayor of Chicago on ...
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Local campaigning using out-of-state firmsMar 29, 2019 1:00 am - The local municipal and school board elections on April 2 are important because the men and women we elect will make decisions that can affect us more directly and more ...