DuPage County Opinion
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Legalizing pot makes fiscal senseJul 24, 2012 4:18 am - Legalizing pot makes fiscal sense Just recently the city of Chicago has decriminalized the possession of small amounts of marijuana. Instead of being arrested, a ti...
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Girl, not Boy Scouts have it rightJul 24, 2012 4:15 am - Girl, not Boy Scouts have it right The July 18 Daily Herald reports that the Boy Scouts of America has emphatically reaffirmed its policy of excluding gays from the...
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Editorial: Restrict public pensions to retireesJul 23, 2012 5:56 am - What a sweet deal. If you can get it. Daily Herald Staff Writer Jake Griffin reported last week that longtime Addison Police Chief Timothy Hayden is retiring. The mayor ...
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How you play, not whether you win, is what countsJul 23, 2012 5:00 am - On July 12, 2012 the Board of Education for High School District 214 voted unanimously to implement a Coach/Adviser Code of Conduct, similar to what students must sign b...
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Commit to funds for the most vulnerableJul 23, 2012 5:00 am - It’s hard for average families to fathom what would drive a mother to abandon her disabled daughter (“Algonquin mom: Leaving disabled woman in Tennessee was best,” July ...
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Advance this clean energy projectJul 23, 2012 5:00 am - As an elected official, it is my job to consider what’s best for the entire state when determining the future of Illinois. One project is a win-win from upstate to downs...
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Elk Grove Library residents victims of taxation without representationJul 23, 2012 5:00 am - The summer Elk Grove Village Public Library newsletter article acknowledged a library board vote to permit free library services for nontaxpaying residents west of Rohlw...
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Obama busy playing the blame gameJul 22, 2012 4:53 am - Obama busy playing the blame game Several years ago, President Obama reminded us that “the buck stops here.” I am sure most of us thought that meant he would take r...
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Firing back at Roskam on health careJul 22, 2012 4:11 am - Firing back at Roskam on health care Peter Roskam has stated his commitment to repealing the health care reform act because: 1. it creates massive new taxes, 2. it ...
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The SoapboxJul 21, 2012 5:30 am - Tribute to Jeanine: Jeanine Nicarico is back in the news, but this time for a reason that will offer hope to abused children. A new DuPage County Children’s Advocacy Cen...