Aurora Opinion
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Same-sex wedding announcements OKSep 05, 2009 11:00 pm - I am writing to thank your editorial board for continuing with the policy of printing same-sex wedding announcements. A same-sex wedding that is legally valid is just as...
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Trust and ethics are indivisibleSep 05, 2009 11:00 pm - The DuPage County Election Commission is amending its ethics ordinance. We hope that the commission complies with our request to make this process more transparent and a...
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Send 'em to Canada for health care?Sep 04, 2009 11:00 pm - Just a thought. If Canada has such a great government health care plan, which we are trying to emulate, why don't we save hundreds of billions of dollars by sending 10 m...
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Government can be powerful, effectiveSep 04, 2009 11:00 pm - The current recession began in January 2008, and deepened during the last year of the Bush and a Republican Party administration. Republicans addressed the recession usi...
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Saturday Soapbox: Profanity is bleeping unnecessarySep 04, 2009 11:00 pm - Bleeping unnecessary: While we might not like it, we understand we live in a more profane, in-your-face world these days. But do we need the profanity that really doesn'...
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Lords Park Zoo is important part of ElginSep 04, 2009 11:00 pm - My grandfather told me one of the reasons he came to Elgin was because of the very Beautiful Lords Park. I grew up going to Lords Park almost daily as a kid in nice weat...
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President should hear 'Big Muddy'Sep 04, 2009 11:00 pm - As an irrepressible supporter of President Obama, I hang on his every word trying to glean the secret of his usually unflappable zen-like demeanor. There appears but one...
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We viewed Kennedy through rose-colored glassesSep 04, 2009 11:00 pm - Am I the only one who's absolutely aghast by our politicians and the media's sanctimonious praise of now departed Sen. Kennedy? Listening to the media blather and readin...
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Foster keeps rabble at a distanceSep 04, 2009 11:00 pm - It has become plain to me in the short time that my representative in Congress, Bill Foster, is an elitist. A "Scientist and a Businessman" means "I'm smarter than you a...
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Go back to basics in health care debateSep 04, 2009 11:00 pm - The health care debate has degenerated into a political nightmare. Too much time is being spent simply trying to win and not addressing the underlying problems. I would ...