Aurora Opinion
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Hold on expansion of judicial centerApr 07, 2012 5:00 am - The economy tanked, the jobless rate is intolerable, people lost homes, the numbers of homeless and poor increased and Illinois is broke. Judges, whose salaries increase...
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Difference between death, bloody nosesApr 07, 2012 5:00 am - Uncertainty surrounds the untimely death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin on March 17, except for this: What separates this tragedy from a physical confrontation and one or...
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Everyone should love ‘Obamacare’Apr 07, 2012 1:00 am - Yes, Republicans oppose “Obamacare” and rely on this term to stoke up opposition to the Democrats’ proposal to nationalize health care delivery. So, editor Jim Slusher h...
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A good word for ?U of I’s HoganApr 07, 2012 1:00 am - While I cannot speak to President Hogan’s relationship with the Illini faculty, I can speak about his excellent relationship with me, an alumni. Recently, I had publishe...
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Conservation, not growth, in our futureApr 07, 2012 1:00 am - It seems everyone these days is complaining about the high cost of gasoline. Some of reasons, according to reports by Reuters and Bloomberg BusinessWeek, are that extrac...
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Don’t make a federal case out of it, DurbinApr 07, 2012 1:00 am - Dick Durbin, the No. 2 Senate Democrat, wants to make bounty hunting in the NFL a federal crime. Really, Dick; that’s what is important to you? A do-nothing Democrat Sen...
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St. Francis should pursue overpassApr 07, 2012 1:00 am - I am horrified to read Elisabeth Mistretta’s report of efforts by St. Francis Roman Catholic High School to persuade the DuPage County Forest Preserve District to allow ...
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No DuPage benefit in latest on O’HareApr 06, 2012 11:11 am - I have been reading articles related to Rahm Emanuel’s comments on the O’Hare Modernization Project and feel I have to comment. It should be no surprise to anyone that i...
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Obama in flag an insulting pictureApr 06, 2012 1:00 am - I recently saw a political campaign bit showing the American flag. Instead of the stars of the 50 states in the upper left hand corner, there was a picture of Barack Oba...
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Weisner needs to wear just one hatApr 06, 2012 1:00 am - The criticism of Aurora Mayor Tom Weisner is not political, but logical. Expressing one’s concerns is never easy, but it is necessary when needed. As taxpayers and resid...