DuPage County Opinion
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ID’s for voting not hard to obtainJan 21, 2012 4:00 am - Should a photo ID be required to deter voter fraud? I say yes. In the Jan. 12 op-ed column by Esther Cepeda, Heather Smith (of Rock the Vote) states “there is still a sp...
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The past is still with us in the presentJan 21, 2012 4:00 am - Is it just me, or did anyone else find the picture in the Jan. 17 edition of the Daily Herald accompanying the article on Page 2 regarding the honoring of Dr. Martin Lut...
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Stand up against Christian persecutionJan 21, 2012 4:00 am - In all the countries they live, the Christians are the most law abiding citizens and most productive workers. In spite of this they are targeted for persecution. In our ...
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More unneeded regulation?Jan 21, 2012 4:00 am - Regarding the article on regulation of pedestrian crossings at train tracks, I’d like to offer two comments. First, I fail to see how this restriction on individual beha...
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Too late to make nice with Ron Paul campJan 21, 2012 4:00 am - Two interesting news bits came out of the mouths of Republican leaders Sarah Palin, after the Iowa contest, mentioned that the GOP needed to start making nice with the R...
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The SoapboxJan 21, 2012 4:00 am - Really, Rosemary? Des Plaines Republican state Rep. Rosemary Mulligan finds herself waging a write-in bid against two others to try to keep the seat she’s held since 19...
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College sports need federal interventionJan 21, 2012 4:00 am - The Daily Herald Editorial Board served their readers well when it said: Kept in perspective, athletics play an important role in college life (“Keeping bowl fever in pe...
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We’ll soon know truth of cruise ship sinkingJan 21, 2012 4:00 am - As we read of the loss of the Italian Cruise ship, Costa Concordia, I am reminded of the loss of another Italian passenger liner, the Andrea Doria, with 3,000 souls aboa...
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Recess appointment must be reversedJan 21, 2012 4:00 am - American citizens take notice. Our president, acting as a sole dictator, made an appointment that was arranged at government recesses to intentionally maneuver around ou...
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Vick an exemplar? That's a fantasyJan 20, 2012 11:00 pm - Editor's note: In his Dec. 29 fantasy football column, Daily Herald sports writer John Dietz and Daily Herald voters named Aaron Rodgers as season MVP, with two othe...