Aurora Opinion
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Teachers are state’s fiscal scapegoatsApr 28, 2012 1:00 am - I have followed this nearly daily tsunami concerning the need for pension “reform” with interest the past few years. As a veteran teacher for the past 32 years, I have w...
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Why write fluff about Gorbachev?Apr 27, 2012 1:00 am - I find it amazing that a man who once had Soviet missiles pointed at American cities, leader of The Communist Party in the USSR is now praised while he talks “freedom” o...
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Attended rally to support COD facultyApr 27, 2012 1:00 am - The article in the April 20 Daily Herald made reference to comments made by me at a rally of the faculty on Thursday. The reporter claimed that my comments identified Ki...
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Cronin’s quick action the right moveApr 27, 2012 1:00 am - DuPage County Board Chairman Dan Cronin promised swift action and he delivered. The next question is did he go far enough? On Tuesday, Cronin said of a damaging report o...
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State applying smoke and mirrorsApr 27, 2012 1:00 am - While I have to agree that the state is a mess, I do not necessarily agree with its approach to fixing our problems. As an example, adding a $1 tax to a pack of cigarett...
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Pay for road builders like health careApr 26, 2012 7:54 pm - With Illinois in the midst of a budget crisis and plans under way to make widespread deep cuts in payments to hospitals, doctors and other health services providers, Gov...
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Elgin looking great, but why visit?Apr 26, 2012 5:00 am - Kudos to the City of Elgin for its upcoming summer siege on downtown. Last year was pretty bad trying to navigate the blocked off streets and detours to do business with...
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All fun, no politics on comics pageApr 26, 2012 5:00 am - I used to find Jan Eliot’s “Stone Soup” very entertaining. Now that she’s politicizing her cartoon, shouldn’t she be on the Opinion page? I want entertainment, not polit...
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Sex slave trade a growing menaceApr 26, 2012 1:00 am - In today’s world, child sex slavery is an important term to understand thanks to its widespread presence throughout an alarming number of countries. As horrifying as it ...
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Carlin remarks cast a chill on CODApr 26, 2012 1:00 am - Thursday evening, April 19, College of DuPage Board Chairman David Carlin changed the tone of negotiations and cast a chill on the working relationships at the college. ...