DuPage County Opinion
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Time for liberals to stand firmJul 16, 2011 3:00 am - I have had it with our president. He gave in to the extreme right wing Republicans (well, all Republicans are extreme right). Now he gives in to the Republicans on regul...
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Tax breaks have led to job outsourcingJul 16, 2011 3:00 am - Repeated tax breaks for the rich and large corporations over the past 12 years have resulted in outsourcing millions of new jobs in India and China. That’s a fact that t...
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Appalled by plans for Social SecurityJul 16, 2011 3:00 am - I am responding to the July 8 article by Stephen Ohlemacher. He obviously doesn’t receive Social Security or else he would have known that there was no annual increase f...
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Driving’s a right, not just a privilegeJul 16, 2011 3:00 am - I disagree with those who define driving an automobile as a privilege. Everyone living outside urban areas where public transportation is an option knows that driving a ...
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Crime-free housing law not what it seemsJul 16, 2011 3:00 am - “Crime-free housing.” Is that what we are getting? Illinois legislators would like you to think so. They have sent SB1766 to the governor, claiming this “feel good” legi...
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Which side of mouth do you believe?Jul 16, 2011 3:00 am - This July, out of one side of their mouths, Republicans are demanding spending cuts. Out of the voting side of their mouths, in control of the House, they increased the ...
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The SoapboxJul 16, 2011 3:00 am - Keeping costs in check: Why pay 40 cents to mail a check for $1.50? Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka is proposing changes in the way her office sends money to vendors that ...
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Wrong in 1968, still wrong todayJul 16, 2011 3:00 am - U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam and the House Republicans are wrong. Roskam has always been politically wrong. He and I argued on the school playground in second grade about the ...
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Elgin knows how to party patrioticallyJul 16, 2011 3:00 am - It’s great to live in a city that recognizes the significance of our nation’s history and makes an effort to honor it on special occasions. I just love attending the Mem...
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Quinn applauded for tight budgetJul 16, 2011 3:00 am - For the first time since the recession, Gov. Pat Quinn signed Illinois’s fiscal budget June 30 without new borrowing. Line, by line, Gov. Quinn carefully examined the bu...