West Chicago Opinion
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A reminder that seat belts save livesMay 15, 2011 12:00 am - For anyone who complains about getting a ticket for not buckling up when driving or riding in a motor vehicle, here’s a crash course in reality from the National Highway...
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Obama’s joy: $7-per-gallon gasMay 15, 2011 12:00 am - Does any one really know, including the Obama administration, exactly what our national energy program really is? As we are starting to look at $5-a-gallon gas, we have ...
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Property values down, taxes upMay 15, 2011 12:00 am - I just received my 2010 real estate tax bill — real estate value down from 2009, real estate taxes up from 2009, Wheaton Warrenville Unit District 200 up from 2009. We h...
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Mussman on wrong side of legislationMay 15, 2011 12:00 am - Recently, the Illinois House approved good legislation, HB 161, that would help eliminate fraud in Illinois’ Link card (food stamp) program. More specifically, the legis...
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Pension funds worse than advertisedMay 13, 2011 12:00 am - Yes, pensions were promised, and the Illinois constitution defines them as an unbreakable contract. However, the same constitution says that lawmakers cannot spend more ...
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Bin Laden exploited us brilliantlyMay 13, 2011 12:00 am - Death may have ended Osama bin Laden’s terrorist career, but analysis of his legacy is just beginning. With a few hundred, or even just a few dozen operatives, and about...
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Public pensions should be privatizedMay 13, 2011 12:00 am - Dan Montgomery, president of the IFT, states that public workers pensions should not be cut because they pay into these pensions regularly. I don’t know what percentage ...
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Quinn holding towns hostageMay 13, 2011 12:00 am - The Village of Wayne vehemently disagrees with Gov. Quinn’s suggestion that the Local Government Distributive Fund payments to all Illinois municipalities and counties b...
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Let's get our schools out of the 1900sMay 13, 2011 12:00 am - It is time that school districts in Illinois give a serious look at year-around school. The idea of summer vacation, where students are off for two months, is outdated a...
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Better bin Laden headlines neededMay 13, 2011 12:00 am - I would like to see more responsible journalism by changing the headlines to read: “Victims of 9/11 unarmed,” rather than “bin Laden unarmed.” Pam Davis Lombard ...