DuPage County Opinion
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Schools, cops and safetyNov 08, 2018 12:00 am - When I was a teenager, I worked in a movie theater. It was the policy of the theater to allow the police in free. This was an act of charity but just as important for se...
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Consider early education while votingNov 06, 2018 12:00 am - Sixty percent of children who are eligible for early education programs like Head Start are not enrolled, mostly due to a lack of slots available. That means that 133,00...
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Consider climate when votingNov 05, 2018 12:00 am - Thank you Daily Herald for the editorial titled "Our world is worth trying to save" citing the ridiculous report that the Trump administration is using to support the re...
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Self-driving cars are a dangerous wasteNov 05, 2018 12:00 am - There is talk and even action as the big car companies try to catch up in the race to introduce self-driving cars now. The question is what is the purpose of it? Who rea...
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A movie that will change hearts and mindsNov 05, 2018 12:00 am - Thank you to the Addison Marcus Theater for showing the Gosnell movie. This is a true story of Kermit Gosnell, an abortion doctor, who is serving several life sentences ...
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If we act now, we can ease climate changeNov 05, 2018 12:00 am - Lost amid the carnival sideshow that is now Washington, D.C., was the release of a 500-page environmental impact statement in which the Trump administration made an amaz...
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Pointlessness and harm in negative campaigningNov 04, 2018 1:00 am - Like all voters over the last couple months, I've been inundated with campaign commercials, mailers, newspaper opinions, letters to the editor, emails and social media p...
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Crackdown welcome on animal fightingNov 03, 2018 1:00 am - With all the ugliness of politics going on this election season, it's refreshing to step back and look at what good the Congress has done. HR 4202 and HR 366 crack down ...
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A 'no' vote, and your Harper bill shrinksNov 03, 2018 1:00 am - I've received robocalls, social media messages and printed materials encouraging me to vote in favor of a new referendum that will allow Harper College to borrow $180 mi...
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Democrat Dad would be disappointedNov 03, 2018 1:00 am - My Dad passed away a few years back. We did not always see eye to eye on politics with him being a Democrat and elected UAW union official and my small government, conse...