Aurora Opinion
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State House District 43: FarnhamOct 16, 2010 11:00 pm - Two years ago, Democrat Keith Farnham rode the Obama wave to narrowly oust incumbent Republican state Rep. Ruth Munson in the 43rd District. Now Munson wants her old se...
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State House Dist. 49: SchmitzOct 16, 2010 11:00 pm - Republican state Rep. Tim Schmitz says he is prepared to make unpopular decisions to lift the state from its budget misery. The 11-year incumbent faces Democrat Jennife...
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Congress, 6th District: RoskamOct 15, 2010 11:00 pm - We haven't always agreed with U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam's hawkish stands on war and his staunchly conservative views on social issues. We still don't. However, Republican R...
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Pol's civil union stance illogicalOct 15, 2010 11:00 pm - State representative candidate Deborah O'Keefe-Conroy professes Catholicism as her religion. She has even taught religious education in her parish. Yet, as a Democrat, s...
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Sign etiquette a deciding factorOct 15, 2010 11:00 pm - I do not yet know who will get my vote for the current election. What I can say is that as I watch the lack of etiquette surrounding political signage around Kane County...
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Congress, 14th District: FosterOct 15, 2010 11:00 pm - In the major parties, residents of the 14th Congressional District have two strong-willed, decent human beings that want to represent them in Congress. In just his first...
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Congress, 13th District: BiggertOct 15, 2010 11:00 pm - The 13th Congressional District has a repeat race from 2008 incumbent Republican Judy Biggert is being challenged by Democrat Scott Harper. Harper, of Naperville, made ...
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Library should be user-fee basedOct 15, 2010 11:00 pm - So the St. Charles library wants $35 million in taxpayer money to build a new library. Where is their vision? With the advent of computers and e-books, the library of th...
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So much for civil discourseOct 15, 2010 11:00 pm - My last submission to the Daily Herald on Aug. 29 was in response to Steve Toye's letter that avoided substantive issues, ideas, and solutions, instead opting for the lo...
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A somber plea for Halloween decoratorsOct 14, 2010 11:00 pm - I lost my 19-year-old son Skyler to suicide on April 16, 2004. He lost his agonizing battle with depression and hanged himself in his grandfather's garage. When suicide ...