Aurora Opinion
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Protect our borders instead of othersNov 24, 2011 5:00 am - Here’s an idea. Why can’t we put our troops protecting our own borders? Maybe 9/11 would have never happened if we had troops at our own borders instead of everywhere el...
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Water commission is at it againNov 24, 2011 5:00 am - Well, the Du Page Water Commission is at it again. They are raising our rates 30 percent next year. Who in this world gets a 30 percent increase in anything other than p...
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Celebs don’t deserve attentionNov 24, 2011 5:00 am - A thought struck me as I was listening to yet another annoying insider talk about Kim Kardashian’s divorce. This monumental discovery is that people are drawn to what is...
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Don’t be offended by ‘Merry Christmas’Nov 24, 2011 5:00 am - Yes, its getting to be that time of year again; Christmas and New Year. Yes, “Christmas,” not “the holidays” or “the winter festival.” Christmas is Christmas, just like ...
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Good reasons abound to volunteerNov 24, 2011 4:00 am - Good reasons abound to volunteer As teenagers begin high school and begin compiling their activities resume, it's important that they have a competitive edge. What ...
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Youth home decision flunks transparencyNov 24, 2011 4:00 am - During the past week, there have been two public hearings about the proposal to close DuPage County’s award-winning youth detention center, and in both cases the experts...
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99% is getting under their skinNov 24, 2011 4:00 am - No matter what your political party, the police pepper spraying protesters on the campus of UC-Davis, who are on the ground, unarmed and nonthreatening, has to make you ...
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Pressure from above and belowNov 24, 2011 4:00 am - Socialism not working as planned? Big government spending not sparking the economy like you thought? The American people pushing back after having socialized health care...
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Carpentersville won’t raise taxes 24%Nov 23, 2011 5:00 am - I am very disappointed in the inflammatory and misleading headline and story report provided in a recent Daily Herald. The Village of Carpentersville was following state...
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Include service record in obitsNov 23, 2011 5:00 am - I am a habitual reader of the obituaries and have noticed that, like many others, we are losing our veterans at an appalling rate. Veterans of Word War II, Korea and Vie...