DuPage County Opinion
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The tragic death of Uncle SamAug 09, 2011 4:00 am - The body of a 235-year-old, affectionately known as Uncle Sam, was found on Capitol Hill in Washington D.C. today. Crime Scene Investigators placed police tape around th...
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Let's solve our hunger challenge nowAug 08, 2011 12:00 am - It's easy to imagine how it starts. First, you're laid off. Then begins the sad scramble to apply for unemployment aid. Even with that, you face figuring out whether to ...
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Lisle hearing defines cross-examinationAug 07, 2011 12:00 am - The following exchange occurred when a Lisle resident cross-examined the chief operating officer of a company that wants to put a bus yard in a big unused parking lot. “...
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Some space advice from the Russians?Aug 06, 2011 3:00 am - Thank God that that useless space shuttle program is over. NASA said the shuttle would lead us to a manned landing on Mars by the 1990s — we aren’t even close. Now NAS...
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Obama’s plans could destroy the economyAug 06, 2011 3:00 am - In the game of hearts, occasionally, a player has such a full hand of high cards that he may actually attempt to take all the hearts, a very risky way to win (or lose) b...
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Raise tax on hedge fund managers?Aug 06, 2011 3:00 am - Greed is killing America. Greed is sucking the money from the middle class into the coffers of the super rich. Hedge fund managers, unsatisfied with their billions of do...
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Quinn’s veto hinders DuPage educatorsAug 06, 2011 3:00 am - We teach our students that one of the primary responsibilities of the executive branch of government in the United States is to enforce the law. Our students and teacher...
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Don’t cut Social Security benefitsAug 06, 2011 3:00 am - U.S. Rep. John Boehner, a Republican, wants to cut benefits to people who receive Social Security and Medicare. These benefits, by the way, were paid for by the recipien...
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Third Blago trial? Get seriousAug 06, 2011 3:00 am - After former Gov. Rod Blagojevich was convicted of 17 of 20 charges against him, there was a lot of oinking from him and his lawyers claiming judicial bias in his bid fo...
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Repeat after me, Rahm: SHI CAW GOAug 06, 2011 1:00 am - I am a native Chicagoan. Born and grew up on the West Side and educated in the city from grade school to my el train campus. Like many native Chicagoans, I moved out of ...