West Chicago Opinion
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Winfield Run a smashing successAug 19, 2009 11:00 pm - On Aug. 8, the Winfield Historical Society sponsored the twenty-sixth annual Winfield Run, and once again enjoyed a very successful event. The run benefits Hedges Stati...
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Naperville should ban video gamingAug 19, 2009 11:00 pm - There's an old saying that the road to hell is paved with good intentions. Thanks to Gov. Quinn and our state legislature, which passed a law legalizing video gambling ...
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Making mountains out of molehillsAug 19, 2009 11:00 pm - In the Aug. 11 Daily Herald, columnist Rubin Navarette begins his column "If you think it's embarrassing for an African-American to identify himself to the police while ...
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Americans shouldn't pay for abortionAug 19, 2009 11:00 pm - If the proposed health care plan does not clearly state that abortion is excluded, abortion will automatically become a required benefit. Presently, there are no provisi...
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Camera argument defies logicAug 19, 2009 11:00 pm - Elk Grove Village Mayor (and others) cites safety as the reason for the red light cameras. So following that logic, if a driver comes to a complete stop, but cannot see ...
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Ethics plan falls short, election boardAug 19, 2009 11:00 pm - We, the League of Women Voters in several communities, applaud the efforts of the DuPage County Election Commission to strengthen the ethics provisions for its officers ...
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Start yelling about credit card 'robbery'Aug 19, 2009 11:00 pm - It is almost impossible to believe that our legislators in Washington passed a bill that regulates how much credit card companies may charge, increase credit card intere...
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Where are town hall meetings, senator?Aug 18, 2009 11:00 pm - Isn't Dick Durbin the second-most powerful senator? When do we get a town hall meeting in Illinois, or are Senator Durbin and all of our local representatives at North A...
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Video gambling ban is hypocriticalAug 18, 2009 11:00 pm - I laughed out loud while reading "DuPage prohibits video gambling." Of all the sanctimonious, hypocritical nonsense. DuPage County Board Chairman Bob Schillerstrom's de...
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McKee Marsh will be symbol of wasteAug 18, 2009 11:00 pm - You really have to hand it to the DuPage Forest Preserve District. The monster garage they plan to fabricate in McKee Marsh will be the Taj Mahal of bureaucratic waste a...