DuPage County Opinion
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Kane County needs to pay its lawyersSep 21, 2011 4:00 am - I have been reading for years how the Kane County Board has consistently skirted the issue of pay raises for assistant public defenders and assistant state’s attorneys. ...
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ComEd plan makes no business senseSep 21, 2011 4:00 am - ComEd wants to get paid for saving money. According to news reports, ComEd will save $2.8 billion over 20 years, yet wants to impose a rate increase on its customers. Re...
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President can’t have it both waysSep 21, 2011 4:00 am - “Raising America’s debt limit is a sign of leadership failure ... Increasing America’s debt weakens us domestically and internationally ... Washington is shifting the bu...
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Flawed argument in same-sex marriageSep 21, 2011 4:00 am - I find “tradition” to be a flawed argument in the marriage and family values debates. By choosing to accept the traditional stance then it seems we should to restore oth...
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The 49 percent will remember, Mr. WalshSep 21, 2011 4:00 am - With Joe Walsh’s view (Sept. 16), we are given keen insight to this man’s behavior. Apparently Mr. Walsh misses the point about his “constituents.” This man was elected ...
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Seattle crosswalks good, not NapervilleSep 21, 2011 4:00 am - I just got back from five days in Seattle. I spent the weekend with my sisters who had never been to Seattle. It took getting used to, but cars do stop for pedestrians i...
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Embarrassed Walsh represents IllinoisSep 21, 2011 4:00 am - Joe Walsh is the epitome of how the rest of the country regards Illinois politicians — egotistic, disrespectful and grandiose. I would hope that an official elected by p...
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Solyndra scandal merits coverageSep 20, 2011 5:00 am - I’m surprised the Sept. 16 issue of the Daily Herald had no mention of the investigation by the House of Representatives and the Treasury Department into a $535 million ...
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Hultgren spewing bunk on job creatorsSep 20, 2011 5:00 am - On Aug, 18 at a town-hall meeting, I asked Rep. Randy Hultgren to explain the evidence that the millionaires and billionaires in our country, the people who are the reci...
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County takes action while state debatesSep 20, 2011 5:00 am - Pension reform is a big topic in Springfield and reform comes slowly. So we’re always encouraged when we see local governments taking action to reduce long-term retireme...