DuPage County Opinion
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Average pensioner left out in coldJun 02, 2012 4:40 am - For 30 years I worked at the Elgin Mental Health Center and paid the state for my retirement. It was not a well-paying job but I worked for a promised pension and health...
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To open up jobs, round up illegal immigrantsJun 02, 2012 4:40 am - Is there anything more infuriating than hearing a politician or government official say that it would be impossible for government to round up the estimated 10 million t...
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NATO should have its own comic stripJun 02, 2012 1:00 am - The U.S. today acts like the leader of an Action Comics team of superheroes (NATO) that rampages around the world slaughtering innocents at will in their obsession to co...
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Champions of their own self-interestJun 02, 2012 1:00 am - It is tragically ironic that the Illinois legislature, who through decades of gross negligence and perhaps even unethical or illegal maneuvering failed to fund public pe...
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Democrats don’t get own ideologyJun 02, 2012 1:00 am - As a former bully, I am an expert on the subject. I do not see how bullying can be eliminated from public schools, because they do not operate on the basis of the moral ...
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Glenbard East thrilled for new turfJun 02, 2012 1:00 am - With great excitement, Glenbard High School District 87, the Glenbard East Booster Club and Lombard Park District have developed a partnership to install synthetic turf ...
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Trump bypasses facts in citizenship issueJun 01, 2012 5:00 am - Donald Trump, in his inveterate political style of pretending to run for office, has linked his contrarian nature to something that offends many Republicans and almost a...
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A thank-you note to our veteransJun 01, 2012 5:00 am - In this week we celebrate Memorial Day, I’m reminded of the great courage and sacrifices exhibited by America’s armed forces of all eras. I would especially like to than...
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Lawmakers should stop and thinkJun 01, 2012 5:00 am - As president of the Arlington Heights District 25 teachers union, I’ve spent a good deal of time trying to educate myself about pension reform. I believe the state’s pen...
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Police costs worthy of fresh look, tooJun 01, 2012 5:00 am - Whatever else you might say about the recent recession and prolonged recovery, it certainly has taught us in the suburbs to see many things in a new light. Sacred cows a...