Hanover Park Opinion
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Winfield’s special interest group?Mar 24, 2011 12:00 am - I have learned that Winfield trustee candidates Glenn VadeBonCoeur, Cliff Mortenson and Jim Hughes have claimed that they will self-fund their election campaigns. Truste...
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No creationism in the classroomMar 24, 2011 12:00 am - The origin of the first life on earth is really not known by anyone at this time by scientists or theologists. While there is substantial evidence that the evolution of ...
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Preserve Winfield’s unique characterMar 24, 2011 12:00 am - My wife Phoebe and I have lived in our home in Winfield for 20 years. Over the years, we have often considered downsizing and moving away from our longtime home in Winfi...
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Politicians keeping cost of living highMar 24, 2011 12:00 am - Politicians keeping cost of living too high Can you please stop putting extra weight on all of our shoulders? Are you kidding me — a dollar per pack tax on cigarett...
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Don’t overreact to Japan disasterMar 24, 2011 12:00 am - I was asked, as a physicist: What do I think is the worst-case scenario about the Japanese nuclear reactors and the earthquake? My answer: That there will be a public ba...
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COD endorsement is mystifyingMar 24, 2011 12:00 am - The Daily Herald, in justifying its endorsement of Erin Birt for one of the positions on the board of trustees for College of DuPage, claims that she understands the col...
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Health care law is aptly namedMar 24, 2011 12:00 am - Health care law is aptly named After being the law of our land for almost one year, it is high time more of us learn the right name for what many still call “Obamac...
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Pare down spending in governmentMar 23, 2011 12:00 am - In a Saturday Soapbox editorial you stated it was depressing that Illinois is no longer the nation’s “mean center of population.” It just might be that more and more peo...
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Media missing story in protest signsMar 23, 2011 12:00 am - Not only are the 14 Wisconsin Democratic politicians on the lamb but so is the national and local media. Why is the media not reporting the hateful and disgraceful rheto...
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Keep high achievements of Dist. 125 goingMar 23, 2011 12:00 am - Citizens of School District 125 have a critical decision to make in April which will affect our children’s educational future and the value of our community. This year w...