DuPage County Opinion
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Ellen’s sale indeed was excellentAug 20, 2011 5:00 am - I cannot believe the eighth and final “Ellen’s Excellent Sale” has already come and gone. I stand amazed that together we raised $10,200 for Lazarus House. The support f...
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Why don’t police tranquilize dogs?Aug 20, 2011 5:00 am - In regard to an Aug. 8 article by Tara Garcia Mathewson, I found the story very disturbing. I was sad that the little poodle died, but I was also sad that the Elgin poli...
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Clueless, and in over his headAug 20, 2011 5:00 am - Clueless, and in over his head Our great nation is in the midst of an unprecedented fiscal crisis, and we are burdened with a president who doesn’t recognize it or ...
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The SoapboxAug 20, 2011 5:00 am - Good first step: We’re heartened by a new ethics ordinance and spending and reimbursement policies adopted this week by the DuPage Housing Authority. The rules impose st...
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How many more Afghanistan deaths?Aug 20, 2011 5:00 am - How many more Afghanistan deaths? The Russians constructed a long tunnel in Afghanistan before leaving. They also left more than 20,000 men dead in there before lea...
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Let’s stick to life-and-death issuesAug 18, 2011 5:00 am - Ron Paul, along with a few other presidential candidates, were called out on their foreign-made T shirts. Home grown is better, but in the larger picture, given the choi...
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Civil union law is about state fundingAug 18, 2011 5:00 am - My recollection of what happened with religious institutions and adoptions relating to the state’s civil union law is different from that of David E. Smith, executive di...
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Obama has been channeling HooverAug 18, 2011 5:00 am - Three years into the Great Depression, President Herbert Hoover made the statement,“Prosperity is just around the corner.” He lost the election, but the Depression did n...
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Obama is worst president in decadesAug 18, 2011 5:00 am - I never thought I would live to see another U.S. president as bad as Jimmy Carter. Unfortunately, I was wrong. President Barack Obama has shattered all records in fiscal...
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Tea party getting all the blameAug 18, 2011 5:00 am - Enough is enough. Our president at some point has to stop the blame game, and make some attempt to lead our country. Obama first started his term by blaming everything w...