Aurora Opinion
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Be happy you have a job, teachersApr 15, 2011 2:00 am - The situation at Elgin Community College is exactly one of many reasons I do not like unions. In this current economic climate, pay freezes and requests to share in heal...
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Be wary of education reform promotersApr 15, 2011 2:00 am - We must be careful of the wealthy foundations that support the prevailing tsunami of educational reform. These corporate millionaires behind groups like Advance Illinois...
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Ninety percent of life is showing upApr 15, 2011 2:00 am - From March 30 to April 5, 487 people from 57 different local faith communities came out to pray at the Aanchor Health Center in Glen Ellyn. Abortions take place there tw...
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Blame for pension system is misplacedApr 15, 2011 2:00 am - I’m responding, albeit a little late, to a Fence Post contributor who on March 3 said that state workers should not be scapegoated. I worked as a social worker in the st...
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Aurora election no-shows: 92 percentApr 15, 2011 2:00 am - I would like to thank all of you who supported me during my run for Aurora Alderman-at-Large. As head of the strategic planning committee for the Aurora Downtown board, ...
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Ease up on gasoline taxApr 15, 2011 2:00 am - Well isn’t that interesting? People can buy gas in Indiana for 65 cents a gallon cheaper than what we pay in the Chicago area. Why is it when the price of a gallon of ga...
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Why fight for ‘right’ to abortion?Apr 15, 2011 2:00 am - One issue the Democratic party was tenaciously fighting for was funding for their misconceived “right” of a woman to have an abortion. How long must this misconception b...
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A few more details on Bob Woodward's visit to LisleApr 14, 2011 12:00 am - “Nice job on the Woodward call-in,” I told staff writer Marco Santana, about his deadline story on Watergate legend Bob Woodward's appearance at Benedictine College in L...
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Leopold thanks Huntley votersApr 13, 2011 11:00 pm - I wish to thank the voters of Huntley for electing me to the office of village trustee. I will do my best to serve all the residents of Huntley in my new term. As I stre...
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State needs to get drivers’ attentionApr 13, 2011 11:00 pm - In the April 10 issue, Marni Pyke wrote an article on speed limits in construction zones that I generally agree with. However, in this state, the speed limit applies 24/...