Villa Park Opinion
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Why female leaders don't cut itNov 02, 2009 10:00 pm - In the last presidential primary, Democrats had two choices, a man, Barack Obama, and a woman, Hillary Clinton. They chose the man as their nominee. He went on to beat t...
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Take a lesson from BismarckNov 02, 2009 10:00 pm - Most Americans do not know that so-called "socialized medicine" - along with several other social programs that make up the modern "welfare" state - were invented by non...
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What first: award or nomination?Nov 02, 2009 10:00 pm - Wow. Our president has been given the Nobel Peace Prize. The Nobel committee, consisting of five Swedish citizens, must have held hands around a table and had a vision t...
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Tripling drivers license fee gallingNov 02, 2009 10:00 pm - I heard that Springfield is going to increase the driver's license renewal fee from $10 to $30. What spectacular chutzpah these politicians have. They have emptied the s...
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No need to stifle technologyNov 02, 2009 10:00 pm - I enjoyed Steve Aldrich's Oct. 22 post "Unhappy with Comcast upgrade" so much I thought I was writing it. I, too, went through the Comcast merry-go-round. After receivi...
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Library funding should be restoredNov 01, 2009 10:00 pm - Illinois libraries are struggling to cope with an unprecedented increase in usage at the same time that funding for libraries is being reduced. The FY10 budget, passed b...
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No more herbicides on Prairie PathOct 31, 2009 11:00 pm - I live with my husband and three young children directly south of the Illinois Prairie Path in Glen Ellyn. Since we moved here 10 years ago, we have had a birds' eye vie...
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Honduras trip a wasteful oneOct 31, 2009 11:00 pm - U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam's recent trip to Honduras was inappropriate. He met with current leader Roberto Micheletti, who was part of a military coup overthrowing a democra...
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Learn from experience in H1N1 battleOct 31, 2009 11:00 pm - In Lake County, lines stretched for blocks, people stood in the rain for four hours and many seeking the H1N1 vaccine ultimately were turned away. To the south, in DuPag...
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Lower premiums in lieu of lobbyingOct 31, 2009 11:00 pm - Regarding health care reform, the insurance lobbies are spending our insurance premium money for the biggest lobbying effort in history. According to The Associated Pres...