West Chicago Opinion
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Stopping right-on-red tickets a startDec 16, 2010 12:00 am - Dan Duffy has felt the sting of finding a red-light camera ticket in the mail. More than once. The freshman state senator from Lake Barrington wants to stop communities ...
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Minority scholarships hint at racismDec 15, 2010 10:00 pm - When living in a community whose population is largely Hispanic, coming across minority scholarships is quite common. Scholarships that are provided to certain students ...
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Don't forget waning band of heroesDec 15, 2010 10:00 pm - Jim Slusher's Dec. 7 column mention of Pearl Harbor was a real page turner unfortunately. I was disappointed to finally locate any mention of our first “9/11” buried on...
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Downtown Wheaton needs supermarketDec 15, 2010 10:00 pm - The city of Wheaton has found itself with a unique parcel of land now that Hubble Middle School has relocated. The property is not far from downtown, but is uniquely loc...
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Is this the future of Carol Stream?Dec 15, 2010 10:00 pm - I found no reason to applaud the members of the 2010 Carol Stream 83 lbs. Gold Panther Football Team who received commendations from Mayor Frank Saverino during the Dec....
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Eat local food, eat healthierDec 13, 2010 10:00 pm - Kane County is focusing more on buying organic produce and an alternative is to support local farmers. Kane County should be boosting its economy by buying local produce...
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Now it's time for Santo's final dueDec 13, 2010 10:00 pm - Baseball fans are aware of Ron Santo's stats. They are outstanding. Both offensively and defensively he ranks up there with the best who have ever played the hot corner ...
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America morphs into banana republicDec 13, 2010 10:00 pm - My family has done fairly well in the 21st century, thank you, in part to unnecessary tax cuts from the Bush Administration. Though not in the upper 2 percent of wage-ea...
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The 'rich' aren't who you think they areDec 13, 2010 10:00 pm - After reading many opinions like those of Diane Niesman “No Tax Cuts for the Top 2 Percent” printed Dec. 4, I feel the need to provide an example of taxing “the rich.” ...
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Bad time to repeal don't ask, don't tellDec 13, 2010 10:00 pm - Once again Obama and the Democrats are showing their disdain for the U.S. military by attempting to repeal the 1993 “don't ask, don't tell” law stating that gays cannot ...