Aurora Opinion
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Nothing 'violent' about the tea partySep 03, 2010 11:00 pm - Perhaps the most tragicomic aspect of those accusing tea party supporters of being "violent" (the most "violent" thing I have seen at a tea party is the speaker asking a...
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Foster has empathy for working classSep 02, 2010 11:00 pm - The Republican Party has abandoned the middle class and has become the party of corporate interest and the very rich. One needs to look no further than the 14th Congress...
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Repeat after me: Dan-AAAA-daSep 02, 2010 11:00 pm - The Aug. 29 Daily Herald article on the legacy of Dan and Ada Rice left on south Wheaton written by Susan Dibble was excellent. With our family having been one of the or...
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Everyone can help with Honor FlightsSep 02, 2010 11:00 pm - I write this letter to offer public thanks to the volunteers and donors who make Honor Flight Chicago possible. Thanks to their efforts, my 87-year-old dad, Achille Mar...
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This victim's impact statement a lesson for allSep 02, 2010 11:00 pm - It's known by the clinical-sounding term: "Victim impact statement." Those words belie the power and raw emotion they carry when they're read in court, usually at senten...
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Social Security fixes quite simpleSep 02, 2010 11:00 pm - Why is it that everyone continues to state that Social Security is a government program? The federal government has never put one cent into Social Security. It is (or sh...
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Job hunt futile if you don't speak SpanishSep 01, 2010 11:00 pm - I was laid off six months ago from a company that I worked at for five years. Before that I had a strong resume with lengthy stays at jobs. I am now 50 years old, and m...
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Dismayed by ECC's positionSep 01, 2010 11:00 pm - Sam MacKinney, in his letter to the editor, said he was "disappointed to see that Elgin Community College believes the taxpayers want them to help 'undocumented students...
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Create path to legal statusSep 01, 2010 11:00 pm - The naysayers seem to try to divide and conquer when they have no other option. In a letter published Aug, 28, David White spread his version of negativism by calling up...
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For starters, make super-rich pay moreSep 01, 2010 11:00 pm - Listening to certain politicians, one might come away with the impression that Congressional Democrats are poised to pass the largest tax increase in American history. T...