DuPage County Opinion
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Veterans should get jobs firstNov 16, 2011 3:00 am - President Obama has proposed new tax credits for businesses to encourage the hiring of our veterans. There should be no need for monetary incentives to hire our veterans...
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County budget must consider suburbs, tooNov 16, 2011 3:00 am - On Oct. 25, Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle submitted her executive budget recommendation to the county board. By and large, the budget the president submit...
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Time to stop viewing students as robotsNov 16, 2011 3:00 am - Time to stop viewing students as robots The recent complaints from the upper class snobs that entrench DuPage County’s many country clubs about the low standardize ...
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Where have you gone, Teddy Roosevelt?Nov 16, 2011 3:00 am - Scanning three toy catalogs, I could not find a single teddy bear. That’s sad, because right now our country could use a reminder of the ideals of Teddy Roosevelt. Long ...
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Longfellow Veterans Day one to cherishNov 16, 2011 3:00 am - Longfellow Veterans Day one to cherish As a Marine Corps veteran, I accepted an invitation from fifth grader Will Richards to attend the Longfellow School Veterans ...
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Cook County’s tough new era of budgetingNov 14, 2011 11:00 pm - If all goes as it should, something astonishing in the annals of Cook County government will happen this Friday. For the second year in a row, the county budget will dec...
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If Rooney could reflect on his passingNov 14, 2011 11:00 pm - Sad to hear Andy Rooney of “60 Minutes” fame passed away at 92. He made complaining something of an art form. Mr. Rooney might feel he died prematurely. I can almost hea...
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Don’t give Sears sweetheart dealNov 14, 2011 11:00 pm - Sears has been threatening to leave Illinois unless they get their way: continued access to public infrastructure and resources (compliments of taxpayers) along with an ...
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Cain allegations pale next to ClintonNov 14, 2011 11:00 pm - I have come to expect bias from liberals and their mouthpiece, the so-called mainstream media. Lately, the hypocrisy has gone way over the top. The faux trauma and hand ...
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Candidates shouldn’t have to hide religionNov 14, 2011 11:00 pm - The United States of America was established by people who wanted to pursue religious freedom, not run away from religion. A presidential candidate’s religious affiliati...