West Chicago Opinion
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Public employees an easy scapegoatMay 14, 2010 11:00 pm - OK, we get it. The economy is in the tank, so we have to find a scapegoat; this year it's public employees. Right, we're making exorbitant salaries with unheard of bene...
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Promoting science a noble causeMay 14, 2010 11:00 pm - To paraphrase Bill Foster, United States Congressman and science fair judge at the Discovery Science Fair in Elgin last month, "I want to hear about both successes and f...
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Wear your faith on your propertyMay 14, 2010 11:00 pm - This time the U.S. Supreme Court got it right. The cross in the Mojave Desert is legal, so said the majority of justices. Justice for religious freedom is what this deci...
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Cronin bent on grabbing powerMay 14, 2010 11:00 pm - Rumor has it that there will be an election in November, but State Sen. Dan Cronin, Republican candidate for chairman of the DuPage County Board, is apparently not going...
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On the little spat between the mayor and the aldermanMay 13, 2010 11:00 pm - The first online post after our Thursday follow-up story to the dust-up between Aurora Mayor Tom Weisner and Fourth Ward Alderman Rick Lawrence was an eye-catcher. "The ...
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No wonder they call it 'snail mail'May 13, 2010 11:00 pm - I am a member of the Senior Council of Bloomingdale Township. Our local senior center mails out a time-sensitive newsletter every other month. Called Senior Connection,...
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Raise awareness on vascular diseaseMay 13, 2010 11:00 pm - Seven months ago I lost my wife Pam to Vascular Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, a connective tissue disorder in which the collagen in the body breaks down. Collagen is the glue ...
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Pony up own money for Wheaton theaterMay 13, 2010 11:00 pm - The last thing the city of Wheaton should do is own and operate a theater. Betting that most residents would not pay attention, the Wheaton City Council hit the trifecta...
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Teachers don't really pay for pensionsMay 12, 2010 11:00 pm - The contention of the teachers union and educators is that they pay for their own pensions. This statement is wrong and not even close to the truth. Here's how the math...
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Great opportunity for Winfield InnMay 12, 2010 11:00 pm - As I hear and read about Winfield's budget shortfall to fix our streets, I can't help but think that developing Roosevelt Road is part of the solution. I realize that o...