Aurora Opinion
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Don't just blame teachersApr 16, 2010 11:00 pm - Mr. Navarrette, this letter is in response to your April 6 column, titled "U.S. not making the grade on reforms." As a semiretired public school educator, I agree with s...
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Saturday SoapboxApr 16, 2010 11:00 pm - Leave the FOIA law alone: Members of the Illinois Senate should know we'll be watching this week if Aurora state Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia's assault on the Freedom ...
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Big profits in way of needed shake-upsApr 16, 2010 11:00 pm - I believe that one reason that our job situation is so bad in the states is due to the many years that corporations have been allowed to ship jobs overseas. When I have ...
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A fortune to win our hearts and mindsApr 16, 2010 11:00 pm - Who could have imagined anyone but an insurance company would be so angry over a law that stops health care companies from overcharging and denying rightful claims? Who...
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Thoughts on carp eradicationApr 16, 2010 11:00 pm - There has been an ongoing battle over the Asian carp. The main worry is that it will get in the Great Lakes and destroy the sport fishing resources. Other states, like M...
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First the Ike, then North Avenue, then Roosevelt ...Apr 15, 2010 11:00 pm - Warning. Warning. Danger. Danger. Crazed editor's summertime traffic rant approaching. Call me naive or stupid or both, but a few months ago, I thought maybe this would ...
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Take on more watchdog activitiesApr 15, 2010 11:00 pm - Newspapers need to continue to be the watchdog of the present administration and local government. I'm very concerned about the degree of spending and the pay and benef...
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Private schools offer what publics can'tApr 15, 2010 11:00 pm - It saddens me greatly to hear about the state of our public education system. Class sizes are getting larger and larger. Music, art and physical education programs are b...
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Stop influence of lobbyistsApr 15, 2010 11:00 pm - I thank the Herald for the excellent coverage of the ongoing controversy about red-light cameras. My blood pressure climbed when I read March 11, in response to Sen. Duf...
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Why can't everyone have Medicare?Apr 15, 2010 11:00 pm - With the cost of health insurance rising at over 15 percent per year for most folks, assuming they don't have a medical condition that would exclude them, this will soon...