DuPage County Opinion
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Who’s really to blame for state’s shortfall?Jul 19, 2011 3:00 am - Governor Quinn wants to cancel raises for thousands of state employees to help cope with the Illinois budget crisis, but what about the tax breaks given to wealthy busin...
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Have Obama backers ease national debtJul 19, 2011 3:00 am - To my knowledge, President Obama has already raised $600 million for his re-election campaign. No one else running for the presidency has that capability, even the riche...
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So much for notion SS is untouchableJul 19, 2011 3:00 am - For the past few days our president has been saying, “I cannot guarantee that the checks will be sent out next month.” This is the mother of cheap shots. Just a few year...
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Raise decency level in movies, on TVJul 19, 2011 2:00 am - When are we going to stop poisoning our society with movies that are violent, have bad language or have drugs and sex in them? The movie, TV and video industries are des...
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Facts missing in letter about DukeJul 19, 2011 2:00 am - Walt Zlotow’s July 17 letter left a few facts out about former Grand Wizard David Duke. His initial party was the Democratic Party, which had no issue with accepting him...
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Combine forces and save us some moneyJul 19, 2011 2:00 am - As has been well publicized, the state of Illinois has literally thousands of taxing bodies to include the state, counties, townships, municipalities, villages, school d...
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We need a fair and upfront CongressJul 19, 2011 2:00 am - I want to express my concern over the current national debt ceiling impasse we are all watching take place in Washington. I submit that this is an attempt at “back door”...
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Here are some ways to cut spendingJul 19, 2011 2:00 am - In March of 2006, when President Obama was a senator, he said the following: “The fact that we are here today to debate raising America’s debt limit is a sign of leaders...
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Liberals perpetuate global warming hoaxJul 19, 2011 2:00 am - I know that most people probably missed the blurb by a federal agency called the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration about global warming. After all it was b...
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Sea of entitlement in Naperville schoolsJul 19, 2011 2:00 am - Where are our spending priorities? Just when we thought that the focus on our national debt would be uppermost, I am reminded that there is a sea of entitlement right he...