DuPage County Opinion
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Obama birthplace issue getting oldFeb 09, 2012 4:00 am - In a recent letter to the editor, the author was quite upset with your newspaper’s role to “engage the public in an ongoing debate over the way we all are governed.” One...
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Pension shift a Springfield shell gameFeb 09, 2012 4:00 am - On Jan. 30, the Daily Herald reported that Governor Quinn, House Speaker Madigan and Senate President Cullerton now want schools and universities to help pay for their e...
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Why did jobs exist in first place?Feb 08, 2012 5:00 am - A front-page article on Jan. 28 was titled “Elgin cuts 29 jobs.” The article also indicated that this was the third time in five years that positions have been eliminate...
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Get the truth out about GOPFeb 08, 2012 5:00 am - I am sick of hearing GOP lies and platitudes on corporate-owned media outlets formed by American Legislative Exchange Council and others. The American public must be mad...
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Brownfield deserves vote in 23rd SenateFeb 08, 2012 5:00 am - It goes without saying that our civic society is broken. Our politics, which defined as the work of the people, is anything but. We can begin to move our state back to s...
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Too many college administratorsFeb 08, 2012 5:00 am - Irony isn’t new to the political scene, so when it was on display during President Obama’s appearance at the University of Michigan calling for federal action to contain...
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With such reaction, is ethics a problem?Feb 08, 2012 5:00 am - For several days now I have been reading reactive statements concerning State Sen. Chris Lauzen. At a recent news conference at the Lincoln Inn hosted by the Kane County...
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Expenses, negative ads keep racking upFeb 08, 2012 5:00 am - The Florida primary was beyond amazing. Here are some interesting numbers: Mitt Romney wins 50 delegates and has a total of 87 delegates with 1,144 needed to secure the ...
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Budget cuts also can cut jobsFeb 08, 2012 4:00 am - The lingering pain of this recession is real, and affects every citizen in Illinois, our state itself and our elected officials. This is why the West Suburban Jobs Counc...
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Congrats to Fortner on special rec awardFeb 08, 2012 4:00 am - We would like to congratulate State Rep. Mike Fortner on being awarded the Association of Park Districts’ 2011 Outstanding Legislator of the Year Award. Rep. Fortner was...