Aurora Opinion
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A 'no' vote for Winfield LibraryMar 28, 2009 11:00 pm - The Winfield Public Library wants to borrow $1.8 million to improve the facility's handicapped accessibility and relieve crowding. The library is accessible to the handi...
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Even if it doesn't look like a tax hike, we say 'no' to District 33Mar 28, 2009 11:00 pm - West Chicago Elementary District 33 is pitching a "no-tax-increase" proposal aiming to raise $49 million largely to renovate West Chicago Middle School to bring sixth gr...
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An Aurora candidate who'll grow revenueMar 28, 2009 11:00 pm - As an Aurora resident in DuPage County, I pay more than twice as much in property tax as our neighbors in Naperville who are in the same school district. This is only th...
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Saturday SoapboxMar 27, 2009 11:00 pm - Congratulations, Chargers! Thank you to the Dundee-Crown High School Chargers who reminded us what heart and grit can do when combined with teamwork. After stunning No. ...
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Irvin, Cain and Edmier for DuPage High School Dist. 88Mar 27, 2009 11:00 pm - The DuPage High School District 88 will continue to oversee a $115.3 million construction program that will bring two high schools up-to-date, expanding facilities and i...
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Anderson, Sbertoli, Rivera and Shimanek for Fenton Dist. 100Mar 27, 2009 11:00 pm - In Fenton High School District 100, five candidates are competing for four available seats. Incumbents Mimi Anderson and David Sbertoli, both of Wood Dale, are well-ver...
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COD candidates focus on studentsMar 26, 2009 11:00 pm - These candidates for the April 7 election of College of DuPage board members are most strongly identified both by the Illinois Education Association and by their commitm...
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$62,000 to keep superintendent's contract privateMar 26, 2009 11:00 pm - This just in to the newsroom: $62,498.91. That's the amount Wheaton Warrenville District 200 has spent in legal fees trying to keep a former superintendent's contract ou...
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College of DuPage needs more transparencyMar 25, 2009 11:00 pm - To hear some of the candidates tell it, College of DuPage is in a crisis of confidence: Unflattering headlines abound about lawsuits; unexplained changes in top leadersh...
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Support ECC's building planMar 25, 2009 11:00 pm - Right now jobs are scarce for constructions workers, plumbers and other skilled laborers. Though I'm lucky enough to have a job right now, many of my friends and co-work...