Aurora Opinion
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Oct 22, 2011 5:00 am - No Way, EDA. I have had the privilege of serving the students in District 300 for the past 25 years. As a teacher, coach and administrator, I have observed first hand th...
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Government should get out of the wayOct 22, 2011 5:00 am - Government should get out of the way Jobs are not created; they are necessitated. They come about because something needs to be done, and there is someone who is wi...
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To be fair, be fair to allOct 22, 2011 5:00 am - I do not agree with the Occupy Wall Street protesters, but for the sake of argument let’s say that their message of corporate greed, taxing millionaires and spreading th...
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Health insurance mandate no puzzleOct 22, 2011 5:00 am - Health insurance mandate no puzzle I am puzzled by claims of conservatives that it is improper for Congress to require people to purchase health insurance or pay a ...
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Don’t mess with teacher pensionsOct 22, 2011 5:00 am - I am writing in support of teachers both past and present. Pensions should not be touched. Teachers have paid into their pension for years only to watch the state of Ill...
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It’s class war, but not the way some claimOct 22, 2011 5:00 am - It’s class war, but not the way some claim When progressives called for tax increases on the top income earners in the U.S., conservative Republicans scream “class ...
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Don’t punish those who succeedOct 22, 2011 5:00 am - Don’t punish those who succeed Punishing any group of citizens to compensate for a lack of control in spending by government is treason. If any group should be puni...
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Roskam flyer message hypocriticalOct 22, 2011 5:00 am - Roskam flyer message hypocritical I received a piece of mail from Congressman Peter Roskam, Illinois’ 6th District. On the front side it says, “It’s time to force W...
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Bureaucrats poor judge of studentsOct 22, 2011 5:00 am - Bureaucrats poor judge of students Are state tests testing what we are teaching in our schools? Who needs them? The Illinois State Board of Education should be abo...
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GOP obstructionism sabotages all of usOct 22, 2011 5:00 am - Recently, every Republican senator, including Mark Kirk, voted to obstruct discussion of President Obama’s American Jobs Act. This was not a vote on the bill itself, but...