Aurora Opinion
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Cap and trade won't bankrupt usDec 18, 2009 10:00 pm - I would like to question statements made in a recent letter to the Herald by Donn Dears concerning the current proposals to use market-based systems to reduce greenhouse...
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Collect what state owed before cuttingDec 18, 2009 10:00 pm - I worked in credit and collections for 20 years, and we used to have a saying: "If you owe it, pay it!" I've often wondered why Illinois does such a lousy job of collect...
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Happy to see us all nonexistentDec 18, 2009 10:00 pm - Sen. Dick Durbin, after trying for two full days to reach your office by phone, I am told by the phone company, and I quote, "The number you have reached is being checke...
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Why is there a need for lobbyists?Dec 18, 2009 10:00 pm - I have a hard time figuring why the need for lobbyists in government at local, state or federal level. I thought in a democracy the people vote and decide what type of g...
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Grab the wheel; not your phoneDec 18, 2009 10:00 pm - There is a plan to make cell phone use while operating a motor vehicle illegal. We know that distractions make us less safe while driving and less accurate in our daily ...
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Election board ethics rules fall shortDec 17, 2009 10:00 pm - The DuPage County Election Commission is scheduled to vote today on its revised ethics ordinance. The proposed amendments fall short of necessary reform. To date, the co...
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Mike Powers will not be forgottenDec 17, 2009 10:00 pm - With a heavy heart it must be noted how dearly Mike Powers will be missed. Mike embodied so many wonderful traits of the human spirit and, fortunately for those who knew...
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Class act makes great fodder for Fence PostDec 17, 2009 10:00 pm - A few key snippets from a select group of letters to the editor we've published in the past month or so. On the media fascination with celebrities spawned by reality TV:...
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Helping protect illegal immigrants?Dec 17, 2009 10:00 pm - Twenty one-year-old Rigo Padilla, an illegal immigrant, was arrested on charges of drunken driving and was to be deported on Dec. 16. The Obama administration granted hi...
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Sickened by death of swanDec 16, 2009 10:00 pm - A swan has been living on Cornerstone Lake in West Chicago for the entire summer. Recently a Chicago Bird Collision Monitors team captured the swan because it seemed to ...