Aurora Opinion
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Naperville principal gives scoop on ditch dayMay 05, 2011 12:00 am - Here’s living proof no good deed goes unpunished. City Editor Bob Smith had talked to a few Naperville Central High School theater students for stories we were doing. So...
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Three-prong fix to federal budgetMay 04, 2011 12:00 am - The best way to reduce the deficit is to get out of Iraq and Afghanistan, eliminate tax breaks for oil companies and multinational corporations sending jobs overseas and...
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Bills water down access to infoMay 04, 2011 12:00 am - A healthy democracy requires a confident public that has the skills to participate in the democratic process, balanced against institutional policies that promote access...
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It’s up, up, up on my tax billMay 04, 2011 12:00 am - I was traveling recently and came home to my property tax bill. At first glance, I noticed I was paying less out of pocket than last year. Then I decided to really look ...
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Does Hubble as rec center make sense?May 04, 2011 12:00 am - For Sale: $100 million recreation facility — 5 cents on a dollar. Wheaton Warrenville District 200 hopes to sell old Hubble School for a little over $5 million. To repli...
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When economy sours, cut governmentMay 04, 2011 12:00 am - I just completed reading Loebman’s article in the April 14 Daily Herald about how the Republicans are driving us into a depression by overdoing the cutting of government...
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Sensible action on immigration enforcementMay 03, 2011 11:00 pm - In government, sustaining an ineffective program is always imprudent. When money is tight, it's senseless. Yet, until Wednesday, 26 counties in Illinois were chained to ...
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Don’t cut funding for child careMay 03, 2011 12:00 am - Cutting funding for child care will only make things worse for Illinois families and our economy. My mom has been a child care provider for 17 years and I just started h...
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Pols should show sacrifice starts at topMay 03, 2011 12:00 am - If “Charity begins at home,” doesn’t sacrifice also begin at home? I haven’t heard or read of Rep Paul Ryan’s tax-cutting reform budget proposing any cuts in Congressmen...
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Find money to stop human services cutsMay 03, 2011 12:00 am - Illinois lawmakers are on the verge of making disastrous cuts to vital human services that will undermine the success of children, youth and families. The heaviest cuts ...