Aurora Opinion
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Spend bridge money on downtownJul 21, 2011 3:00 am - The City of St. Charles admits it has a problem with a vibrant downtown as Mark Prieve spoke of July 5 at the St. Charles City Council meeting, yet Mayor Don DeWitte and...
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I’ll stop fidlling if you’ll hang upJul 21, 2011 12:00 am - The Daily’s Herald’s series on distracted drivers is good journalism, on an issue that should not be taken lightly. Every day, bicyclists, pedestrians, motorcyclists, an...
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We all should value human lifeJul 21, 2011 12:00 am - Susan Estrich in her column of July 18 says “If you don’t value human life, I don’t want you in my community. Ever.” This was written in regard to hard core criminals in...
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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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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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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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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...