Aurora Opinion
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Elgin Council must cut, not tax moreDec 14, 2011 12:00 am - On Wednesday, Dec. 7, the Elgin City Council had a “Truth in Taxation” hearing. I addressed this with my own “Truth about Taxation” comments. No nation, state or governm...
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Allow advertising in schoolsDec 13, 2011 4:00 am - Schools should permit product advertising to raise money for programs, thereby keeping citizens’ taxes low. Advertising should be permitted in public schools because it ...
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Not less government, better governmentDec 13, 2011 4:00 am - President Reagan had it mostly right: government is not the solution. What’s needed, however, is not less government but better government. Civil rights should not be ab...
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COD deannexation a terrible decisionDec 13, 2011 4:00 am - The College of DuPage board made a terrible decision when it voted to deannex from the village of Glen Ellyn. If these seven board members had more wisdom, experience an...
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Larkin Center needs better fundingDec 13, 2011 4:00 am - The mental health cuts in Illinois have deeply affected the Larkin Center. The reduced funding at the center has prevented the children from receiving the proper care th...
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‘Potentiality’ is just a diversionDec 13, 2011 4:00 am - Theodore Utchen, in the Dec. 1 Fence Post argued against a previous writer, Dan Rak, who logically equated abortion to murder, by writing, “My position turns on the conc...
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Deer culling is overkillDec 13, 2011 4:00 am - Talk about a literal example of government overkill. The Illinois Department of Natural Resources wants to double down on the number of deer their sharpshooters bait and...
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Arends doesn’t get respect she deservesDec 12, 2011 4:00 am - Your article was too kind. If you noticed, while T.L. Arends was speaking the trustees had the “who cares” look on their face, which carried over to the time residents w...
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Bartlett voters can write their own endingDec 12, 2011 4:00 am - After I attended the last Bartlett village board meeting Dec. 6, I came home and tried to relax with my family. We were watching “The Grinch Who Stole Christmas” and tha...
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Regis, roadwork tip of iceberg for DH internDec 11, 2011 4:00 am - Pop quiz. Q. Name the legendary Daily Herald journalist who contributed to these sections of Friday’s print editions: News, Neighbor and Time out! A. It’s intern...