DuPage County Opinion
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Need a march on economic stupidityAug 18, 2011 5:00 am - I propose a biblical Joshua-style protest march around the White House. I suggest getting 200 marching bands and have them as Joshua did when he marched around the “wall...
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Crowded trains costing MetraAug 18, 2011 5:00 am - As the Metra board debates raising fares or cutting services, perhaps they should try riding their own trains this weekend so they can really understand the issues. Metr...
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Report more fairly on gay rights issuesAug 18, 2011 5:00 am - The smiling, happy faces of the lesbian couple and their little girl on the front page of the Daily Herald told the story. Michele and Shannon Fagiano had already been t...
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Don’t base opinions on sound bitesAug 18, 2011 5:00 am - The people who are the most convinced about the guilt of Casey Anthony remind me of the old cowboy whose horse was stolen. Upon finding a suspect the cowboy insisted tha...
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Learn the facts on teacher pensionsAug 18, 2011 5:00 am - In a recent Daily Herald story, “Ex-school administrators get big pension boosts,” you quote Christina Tobin, vice president of the United Taxpayers of America, as descr...
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Banks skate because of who they knowAug 18, 2011 5:00 am - I have to correct a statement made by Anna Marie Kukec in your business section that ran Aug. 11. The statement read, “The robo-signing controversy started in October 20...
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Time for tollway users to speak upAug 18, 2011 5:00 am - Today, suburban commuters get a chance to be heard. We hope they take advantage of it. The Illinois Toll Highway Authority begins a public hearing process on its 15-year...
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Reporters’ biases push liberal causesAug 18, 2011 4:00 am - For 33 years I earned a living for my family and myself employed as a public school classroom teacher. Though it has been more than 17 years since I stood in front of a ...
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Obama zigged when should have zaggedAug 18, 2011 4:00 am - History will record that Campaigner-in-Chief Barack Obama was president when the credit rating of the wealthiest nation in the world was reduced for the first time. The ...
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‘Rich’ are the ones who provide the jobsAug 18, 2011 4:00 am - We all agree that our national debt is around $15 trillion. We can also agree that President Obama exceeded this year’s budget by $1.5 trillion. In 10 years we will have...