DuPage County Opinion
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Obama thinks he is the stateSep 10, 2011 5:00 am - Louis XIV, the absolute monarch of France prior to the French Revolution, is reported to have uttered the famous phrase, “L’etat, c’est moi,” meaning, “I am the state.” ...
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No wonder Postal Service is strugglingSep 10, 2011 5:00 am - It’s curious that the U.S. Postal Service complains about business being bad when using it has been made as inconvenient as possible. That many letter boxes have been el...
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Find solution in cuts to military spendingSep 10, 2011 5:00 am - One of the unfortunate consequences of the events of Sept. 11, 2001, was a knee-jerk response to authorize military action against an ill-defined enemy (“terrorists”). I...
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A simple solution to our tax woesSep 10, 2011 5:00 am - President Obama deserves our everlasting gratitude for his excellent handling of the mess his predecessor left behind. While we were saved from a worldwide depression, t...
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Roskam parroting tea party pointsSep 10, 2011 5:00 am - In just two full terms Congressman Peter Roskam has used his considerable intelligence, ambition and drive to rise to Chief Deputy Whip of the majority Republican House ...
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Support of literacy programs is vitalSep 10, 2011 5:00 am - Approximately 125,000 DuPage County residents struggle with limited English skills. Nationwide, funding for adult literacy programs is under siege, affecting the more th...
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Towns need plans to fight ash borerSep 09, 2011 5:00 am - A recent feature story profiled a Bartlett woman (Amy Zinga) who is rallying her neighbors toward saving their community’s ash tree population. The culprit is the emeral...
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Illinois taxes too much for too littleSep 09, 2011 5:00 am - I totally agree with Julie Belonger from the Sept. 4 opinion page about how we don’t want our taxes to go to a dog park. That’s an understatement. Recently, I asked a co...
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Why go to China for MLK sculptor?Sep 09, 2011 5:00 am - Journalist Charles Krauthammer tells us in a recent edition of the Daily Herald that the Martin Luther King Jr. memorial was made by a Chinese artist in China using Chin...
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Future in better hands than you knowSep 09, 2011 5:00 am - As parents and former teachers, there is sense of frustration that accompanies the sadness we feel when seeing a news story about crimes committed by young people: Sadne...