DuPage County Opinion
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Wheeling too quick to go for the dollarsJan 30, 2012 4:00 am - The newly expanded Fresh Farms grocery store was to provide a treasure of sales tax revenue. Unfortunately it is a big source of problems that includes difficult custome...
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Clean energy jobs safer for workersJan 30, 2012 4:00 am - When Congress passed a massive bill to fund the government for next year, they included a provision that will delay or block funding for a Department of Labor proposal t...
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Backs Brownfield in state Senate primaryJan 30, 2012 4:00 am - I am not a political person. I believe that most politicians forget why they were elected. They spend far too much time fighting each other and playing partisan games wh...
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Electricity ‘pooling’ is a green moveJan 30, 2012 4:00 am - I’m not sure suburban residents realize the great economic development and environmental improvement opportunity associated with community electricity aggregation. Aggre...
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Wishes Mark Kirk a very speedy recoveryJan 30, 2012 4:00 am - I am taking some moments to pen these general notes on behalf of the Village of Mount Prospect and on behalf of those of us who know U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk as a political f...
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Score one more for government rulesJan 29, 2012 5:22 am - Our government has pulled the wool over our eyes once more. Now the airlines must show one price that is all inclusive. Before they showed their price plus taxes and th...
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Once lights are up, no escape from effectsJan 29, 2012 5:22 am - The excellent photo by Bev Horne, illustrating the Tuesday, Jan. 24 account of discussions at the Glen Ellyn village board meeting, really adds to Christopher Placek’s t...
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Thanks for the welcome, GenevaJan 29, 2012 5:22 am - Thanks for the welcome, Geneva Not long ago, in September of 2010, Friendship Senior Options broke ground on a vibrant senior living community to be called GreenFields o...
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Heroin’s hard lesson for all of usJan 29, 2012 5:22 am - Thank you for your series of articles on hidden scourge of heroin and other addictions. As a parent who recently lost a grown child to a heroin overdose, I can attest to...
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Blame politicians for pension debacleJan 29, 2012 4:05 am - Illinois’ public employees are being made to look like the bad guys in this whole pension debacle. Public employees have done everything right all the time. Every single...