DuPage County Opinion
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Enough meddling with dictatorshipsOct 29, 2011 5:07 am - Nations that are dictatorships transfer power through the violent overthrow of their dictator. This is the natural course of events for dictatorships. We and the United...
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Lower drinking age can solve problemsOct 29, 2011 5:07 am - Its 7 a.m., you’re having breakfast, pick up you newspaper and once again there’s an article about a teenager getting him/herself in trouble caused by underage drinking....
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The SoapboxOct 29, 2011 5:00 am - Bad moves, good move: Gov. Pat Quinn made a calculated political move in removing from the tollway board the one outspoken critic of spending, former Waukegan Mayor Bil...
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We’ve taken the fun out of schoolOct 28, 2011 5:00 am - It is tragic that today’s schoolchildren cannot have the same opportunity for fun and games in school that their parents and grandparents enjoyed. Parents are responsibl...
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No reason to fear collider experimentOct 28, 2011 5:00 am - This is in response to Charles Malvert Jr., who wrote that he fears an accident at the Large Hadron Collider could destroy the earth due to creating faster-than-light pa...
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Teen alternatives to jail good for allOct 28, 2011 5:00 am - It’s not every day that a state legislature working to trim the budget could be making life much better for those on whom we traditionally have spent a lot of money. But...
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Costs should drop in sentencing juvenilesOct 28, 2011 5:00 am - A revision in state law regarding sentencing of juvenile offenders should not burden local officials and likely will result in cost savings for taxpayers. The law descri...
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Do the math on teacher pensionsOct 27, 2011 5:00 am - I’m responding to Cindy Klickna’s Oct. 24 comments titled “Don’t blame public workers for woes.” Now keep in mind that she is the President of the Illinois Education Ass...
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Here are some reasons to ‘Occupy’Oct 27, 2011 5:00 am - Why Occupy? Does it seem silly that a grown man living a comfortable lifestyle would be seen standing at a busy intersection in an upscale neighborhood holding a sign sa...
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Mayor supports Huntley hospitalOct 27, 2011 5:00 am - I take pride in being a resident of Huntley for 35 years, a father, grandfather and the Mayor of Huntley. As a resident, I have seen the growth of this community increas...