Aurora Opinion
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Columnist Robinson lacks civilityFeb 01, 2011 12:00 am - Eugene Robinson should be one of the last persons in our country to pontificate about civility in our public discourse (Daily Herald, “Keep it Civil, Yes, but Don’t Keep...
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God played no role in Bears lossFeb 01, 2011 12:00 am - As I read Facebook comments, and opened my e-mail, I saw many “prayers,” some fashioned after the Our Father, entreating God to allow the Chicago Bears to prevail. Perpl...
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Protect us from foreclosure vandalsJan 31, 2011 11:00 pm - Protect us from foreclosure vandals It is no secret that our country has a massive home foreclosure rate, but who would have predicted that it would also have happe...
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Don’t need federal education departmentJan 31, 2011 11:00 pm - The issue of cutting the federal budget down to size will be intensifying in the next several weeks. The question of where to cut is a legitimate one and there are many ...
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Don’t hire based on credit historyJan 31, 2011 11:00 pm - I am writing to express my appreciation for Rep. Keith Farnham’s efforts to change the job market climate by sponsoring legislation making it illegal for employers to re...
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What happened to LWV neutrality?Jan 31, 2011 11:00 pm - The Fence Post article titled, “Tax increase sorely needed,” written by the president of the League of Women Voters of Illinois, was a real eye opener. The League of Wom...
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Edgar left office with money in the bankJan 31, 2011 11:00 pm - This is in response to a letter from a disgruntled ex-state employee that criticized former Gov. Jim Edgar and me (Edgar’s former chief of staff). Generally, Mr. Edgar i...
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Is oil drilling to blame for shift?Jan 31, 2011 11:00 pm - I’m not a scientist, but after learning that the earth’s axis has shifted and thinking about the severe hurricanes, floods, rainstorms and snowstorms we have been having...
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Unborn are wrongly treated as propertyJan 31, 2011 11:00 pm - I was happy to see the hundreds of thousands of people pack the National Mall in Washington D.C. recently in support of the human rights of the unborn. In recent years t...
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Public should know of union endorsementsJan 31, 2011 11:00 pm - In most of our communities, local school districts account for about 75 percent of the property tax bill. As much as 80 percent of that amount (in Naperville Unit Distri...