Aurora Opinion
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Don’t make political hay out of shootingJan 25, 2011 12:00 am - In regard to Tim Schmidgall’s Fence Post Jan. 19, please provide your facts regarding your comment of “certain groups have been spreading lies, and hate,” which lead to ...
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Return Charlestowne to former gloryJan 25, 2011 12:00 am - As an east side St. Charles resident I am deeply disappointed in the leaving of an anchor store in the Charlestowne Mall. Since the California-based real estate investme...
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Springfield pilfered while we sleptJan 24, 2011 11:00 pm - So this is what it feels to wake up one morning, suddenly and inexplicably poorer by $1,200. No burglar crept in during the night, to abscond with a stereo or jewelry. N...
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Jeff Engelhardt advocates forgiveness, not death penaltyJan 24, 2011 11:00 pm - Editor's note: Jeff Engelhardt is an intern in the Daily Herald's Springfield bureau and a graduate student at the University of Illinois-Springfield, enrolled in it...
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Fenton ‘community’ should be proudJan 24, 2011 11:00 pm - The Interact Club at Fenton High School began planning to start a Special Olympics basketball team when they met the last part of the 2010 school year. In 2010-11, they ...
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Don’t spend what you don’t haveJan 24, 2011 11:00 pm - It is my opinion that all Americans have got to stop spending what they do not have. That is what our present government has done. The use of credit cards has gotten unc...
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ZBA ignored facts on Islamic CenterJan 24, 2011 11:00 pm - On Dec 2, the DuPage County Zoning Board of Appeals recommended to deny the request by Islamic Center of Western Suburbs to use the 2-acre property as a place of worship...
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Bias is not new in the national debateJan 24, 2011 11:00 pm - What makes America great is that political debate is not only possible, it is encouraged. But lately, the current aggressive, shouting, and violent tone of the debate ha...
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Nothing peaceful about barking dogJan 24, 2011 12:00 am - In response to a letter from Mr. Boyle of Des Plaines: These people are all neighbors to one another. A good neighbor is a considerate one and tries not to interfere wit...
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McHenry needs more high-paying jobsJan 24, 2011 12:00 am - The proposed Lakewood Sportsplex does not offer the kind of jobs we need in McHenry County. What we need in McHenry County is more corporate headquarters and offices. Th...