Aurora Opinion
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Should Chicago Symphony play in a preserve?Feb 09, 2014 4:00 am - Imagine the prospect of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra coming to DuPage County. On its face, who could argue with the idea? Think of the vaunted CSO playing beautiful mu...
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The SoapboxFeb 08, 2014 4:00 am - Filling the food void: An upside to Dominick's pulling out of the Chicago market? Stores that offer new options for local palates are filling the vacuum. Examples are Jo...
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Time to change good ol' boy politicsFeb 07, 2014 1:01 am - East Dundee voters are about to make a decision that will affect their municipality's future for decades. The village trustees that will be elected April 7 will make imp...
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Proof prevailing wage a good dealFeb 07, 2014 1:01 am - On March 6 in Elgin, Gov. Bruce Rauner said of his income state tax proposal, "Any local loss of revenues would be offset by reforming prevailing wage laws, which can in...
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A great melting pot that is the U.S.Feb 07, 2014 1:01 am - A great melting pot that is the U.S. Bangladesh, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, England, France, Germany, Indian, Japan, Korea, Luxembourg, Mexico, Norway, Pana...
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College football union walks fine lineFeb 07, 2014 12:01 am - I have been following the Northwestern football players wanting to be classified employees of the university. I feel they are walking a tight line here. If they are on ...
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Putin: Man of the year, 2014Feb 07, 2014 12:01 am - Vladimir Putin, is my choice for Man of the Year, 2014. To my mind his greatest achievement is surviving the onslaught of the World's Four Horsemen. They are the Globali...
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Now online: Bare knuckles political brawl!Feb 02, 2014 4:00 am - Keith Matune came out swinging. “How many times do you need to vote with Mike Madigan to be a Chicago Democrat?” he said, ticking off several alleged instances: the pens...
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The SoapboxFeb 01, 2014 4:00 am - Not quite the same venue: Look at video from Gov. Pat Quinn’s State of the State speech and you’ll see different levels of attention among the lawmakers sitting in the C...
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Letter writer wise beyond her yearsJan 29, 2014 3:40 am - Letter writer wise beyond her years Amy Grasso’s letter, in Opinion, Jan 21, was very moving and shows that Amy is wise beyond her years. She is correct that “there...