DuPage County Opinion
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Put nation’s good over self-interestJul 28, 2011 12:00 am - The Republican politicians are at it again. Since President Obama took office they publicly proclaimed that their goal was to bring him down and defeat him in 2012. They...
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Corn for food; hemp for fuelJul 28, 2011 12:00 am - Thomas Jefferson said that hemp was vital to the future of the nation. Lobbying by DuPont and Hearst newspapers resulted in the ban on hemp growth. Hemp for making ethan...
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Reasons against Glenbard lightsJul 28, 2011 12:00 am - Months ago, my husband and I heard about controversial proposed upgrades to Memorial Field at Glenbard West. With no opinion, we attended a meeting at Glen Ellyn Village...
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GOP opposes deficit when it’s convenientJul 27, 2011 5:00 am - Why is it that when the Republicans are in office the deficit doesn’t matter, but when they are out of power it’s the only issue? Remember Ronnie Reagan telling Jimmy C...
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Be wary of emails that circulateJul 27, 2011 5:00 am - This letter is in response to Nancy Hershberger’s recent letter accusing Barack Obama, during his presidential campaign, of lying about the World War II military service...
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Thanks for food pantry donationsJul 27, 2011 5:00 am - On behalf of Peoples Resource and Interfaith food pantries we wish to thank all who contributed so generously to the St. Matthew Shopping Cart Brigade, at the Wheaton 4t...
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Is pasteuriziation a campaign issue?Jul 27, 2011 5:00 am - “Rah, Rah for Raw Milk!” This may become a slogan for U.S. Rep. Ron Paul’s presidential campaign. Wheaton College alumnus Michael Gerson in his column in the July 6 Dail...
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Haboob stirs up Anti-Arabic sentimentJul 27, 2011 5:00 am - It seems that some residents of Arizona are having some difficulty with the recent sandstorms in that state. Actually not with the storms themselves, but with the name “...
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Give riders better warning for trainsJul 27, 2011 5:00 am - At 12:37 p.m. July 10, Metra failed to notify waiting passengers of the Union Pacific West Line from Elburn to Chicago to board the train. The scroll message board only ...
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Failure of long march to socialismJul 27, 2011 5:00 am - So let me get this straight. If we permit politicians, this time the Democrats, to increase the debt ceiling, which really is no ceiling at all with the ease and frequen...