Aurora Opinion
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Fighting crime starts with preschoolsMay 27, 2011 5:00 am - The General Assembly is tackling a challenging task. They’re deciding on a sustainable budget for the state that places high priority on programs that are proven to prod...
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Hey, we’re all fighting for the same side hereMay 27, 2011 5:00 am - You’ve seen numerous stories in our Neighbor section in recent days about Memorial Day ceremonies and parades coming to our communities. With one exception: You’ll see o...
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Don’t fix state at expense of townsMay 27, 2011 1:00 am - I would like to address the state’s attempt to either reduce or remove the Local Government Distributive Funds. These funds were provided to the local governments in ret...
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Your efforts help beautify W. DundeeMay 27, 2011 1:00 am - The Village of West Dundee would like to thank the more than 50 volunteers who took time out of their busy schedules to make a difference in their community through thei...
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Ramifications of changing MedicareMay 27, 2011 1:00 am - In a New York Times Op-Ed, Rita Redberg opined, rightfully so, that Medicare pays for tons of procedures that could be deemed unnecessary. Tons of procedures means billi...
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More store away from Roosevelt RoadMay 27, 2011 12:00 am - Although slow, some progress is being made with a determination of the Hubble site. It’s always seemed unrealistic to expect any developer to assume our flooding problem...
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WDSRA volunteer is one in a millionMay 27, 2011 12:00 am - The city of Wheaton recently bestowed its good citizen award on a number of really deserving individuals for the work they have done in the community. One of those indiv...
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Do something for the peopleMay 27, 2011 12:00 am - Maybe instead of flying around the world and the country, you might do something for this country’s problems. How about Mississippi and Louisiana? And closer to home the...
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Competition makes for better schoolsMay 27, 2011 12:00 am - As a product of parochial schools and a Chicago high school teacher for 10 years, a union representative and a principal in various Chicago schools for 37 years, I have ...
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Innocents’ deaths worse than tortureMay 27, 2011 12:00 am - Oh, if our enemies only used waterboarding on their prisoners. Instead, for the men, a metal cage over the testicles connected to a battery. For the women, gang rapes. ...