DuPage County Opinion
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Keeping an eternal perspective in mindDec 28, 2018 12:00 am - I applaud Georgie Anne Geyer's opinion piece in the Dec. 20 edition of the Daily Herald on John Chau, the Christian missionary who died in the attempt to bring the gospe...
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Proposed development misses the markDec 17, 2018 12:00 am - Marie Wilson's article "312 houses for one of Naperville's final farms gain early approval" raises concerns about the planned development of the Wagner Farm that are bro...
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Pensions are earnedDec 15, 2018 12:00 am - In response to Mr. Kraus' letter of Tuesday, Dec. 11, I would like to answer his question: Why should anyone be forced to pay for a teacher's pension? What teachers do i...
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New lawmakers, push for infrastructure upgradeDec 15, 2018 12:00 am - Congratulations to the many newly elected state legislators from the Western and Northwestern suburbs. Reps. Deanne Mazzochi, Mark Walker, Amy Grant, Joyce Mason, Terra ...
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Good job, school boardDec 14, 2018 12:00 am - A tip of the hat to the Geneva School District 304 for holding their ground during the teacher strike. Typically what happens in these cases is that the school board giv...
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An additional perspective on pensionsDec 14, 2018 12:00 am - I appreciate Jake Griffin's front page story on fire chiefs collecting pensions as well as salaries. I felt he did a very good job of pointing out the pension dilemma an...
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Make public officials fund their own retirementDec 11, 2018 12:00 am - In Illinois, property taxes pay for education, including teacher pay, the highest in the country, health care at $15,000 per teacher, severance pay, and pension contribu...
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A twist of fateDec 11, 2018 12:00 am - Given the unmasking about to come of this juvenile and criminal president, and the uncertain role Vice President Pence had in the scheme, plus the rules of succession gr...
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'Going Green' another scamDec 10, 2018 12:00 am - I just read the article about Aurora contemplating having a solar farm built on 20 acres of land. It's supposed to save them $1 million over 20 years. Is that before or ...
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Battling climate changeDec 10, 2018 12:00 am - The comprehensive and well-sourced report on Climate Change published by our federal government's executive branch paints an alarming picture that needs a strong respons...