Aurora Opinion
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Seeking more transparencyMar 24, 2010 11:00 pm - Dear Rep. Bill Foster, Since I have had no reply from you regarding my June 24 letter I am again requesting that your address the following issues through this letter to...
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Equal time for snarky commentsMar 24, 2010 11:00 pm - Since the Daily Herald's editorial staff saw fit to publish the idiotic comments from Tom Siebert of Elgin in the March 17 paper about Dick Cheney's and George W. Bush's...
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No new taxes for IllinoisMar 24, 2010 11:00 pm - Upon hearing that Governor Quinn wants a 33 percent tax hike for Illinois residents, I say one thing - no way. Springfield caused this mess - not the residents. These l...
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'Choice' isn't about chocolate or vanillaMar 24, 2010 11:00 pm - In her column discussing abortion, Susan Estrich compares "choice" to selecting between a vanilla and chocolate cone. She further states that the government should suppo...
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Become a citizen the right wayMar 23, 2010 11:00 pm - David White, I totally agree with your letter. Let's all go down to Mexico and apply for assistance of any kind. Do you know that we are the only country in the world th...
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Answer the tough questions, BillMar 23, 2010 11:00 pm - Congressman Bill Foster has been hiding under his desk since Obama got elected. He shows up at a lot of children-related photo ops to publicize how he voted to keep prov...
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Don't speed for a month, see savingsMar 23, 2010 11:00 pm - The companies that deal and make these "red light cameras" are in the villages of Lombard and Schaumburg. Maybe if everyone stops buying gas, food and shopping at malls,...
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Quinn playing games with numbersMar 23, 2010 11:00 pm - Is Gov. Pat Quinn an exponent of doublespeak, or a math dunce? What is this "1 percent tax increase" he is talking about? Going from a 3 percent state income tax rate to...
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Teachers aren't low-hanging fruitMar 23, 2010 11:00 pm - Someone should point out to Elgin Area School District U46 Superintendent Jose Torres that his recent analogy was offensive and elitist. In bemoaning the need to cut hug...
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Don't just blame the cell phonesMar 22, 2010 11:00 pm - Another community just passed an ordinance to ban the use of cell phones while driving a vehicle. The reason continues to be that such devices are distractions to drivin...