DuPage County Opinion
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Too many kids driven to schoolDec 01, 2011 4:00 am - In today’s world, we are pushing the need to conserve our planet’s resources. I believe that Elgin Area School District U-46 has taken this concept in a different direct...
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Work toward real pension reformDec 01, 2011 4:00 am - State Sen. Matt Murphy’s idea on pension reform misses the point (Fence Post, Nov. 5). You don’t have to be abusing the system to be abusing taxpayers and our children. ...
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Teacher donations not being investedDec 01, 2011 4:00 am - In response to a letter that I wrote about teacher pensions, Bill Getchius wrote that I do not know how teacher pensions work. I know how they work, but apparently Bill...
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WDSRA grateful to Wheaton chamberDec 01, 2011 4:00 am - I wanted to express my gratitude to the Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Women in Business. In October they held a fashion show luncheon with proceeds from the raffle donated...
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Abortion about ending potential lifeDec 01, 2011 4:00 am - In his Nov. 27 letter, Dan Rak takes the position that abortion is murder just the same as a mother is guilty of murder if she kills her child after it has been born. I ...
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Lessons of high-tech traffic enforcementDec 01, 2011 4:00 am - On Gov. Pat Quinn’s desk sits legislation that, if signed, will allow Chicago to install speed-enforcement cameras in school and park zones. The city won General Assembl...
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Must every TV be turned on at stores?Dec 01, 2011 4:00 am - It seems that every week I am inundated with letters, radio ads and newspaper ads telling me to conserve energy, so I turn off the lights, use smaller-wattage bulbs, dri...
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Praise of county budget ludicrousDec 01, 2011 4:00 am - I was a subscriber to the Chicago Tribune for over 15 years. When the Tribune published an editorial praising Cook County’s budget proposals for 2012, like you did Nov. ...
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My family needs Huntley hospitalDec 01, 2011 4:00 am - I am a junior at Huntley High School and I support a new hospital in Huntley. I want the Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board to be aware of the communit...
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Public needs to hear of the alternativesNov 30, 2011 4:00 am - I read with interest the article published by Deana Bellandi of The Associated Press about the current lawsuit regarding the new U.S. Congressional map drawn up by Illin...