West Chicago Opinion
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Districts won’t solve Winfield’s problemsMar 16, 2012 5:36 am - There is an important decision for Winfield voters in Tuesday’s election to decide whether or not to divide our small village into six districts. Districting will elimin...
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Eagle scout and helped on tort reformMar 14, 2012 6:53 pm - As the wife of former DuPage County State’s Attorney Joe Birkett, I have been involved in politics for a long time. However, I have never served in an official role in a...
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Knocking on doors, hearing concernsMar 14, 2012 6:53 pm - As a resident of Aurora for 43 years, I was saddened to see the nasty and false personal attacks sent in the mail by one candidate in the state representative campaign. ...
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Long list of qualificationsMar 14, 2012 6:53 pm - I know Mike Loftus as a friend and neighbor as well as chairman of the Lisle Township Republican Organization. If you want honesty and professionalism in our government,...
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Candidate’s common-sense approachMar 14, 2012 5:31 am - Dan Kordik is an honest, hard working member of our community. He is an active member of his church. In the more than 25 years I have known him he has been involved in c...
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Candidate experience proves his excellenceMar 14, 2012 5:31 am - There are a number of candidates running for a seat in DuPage County Forest Preserve District 6. In my opinion there is only one who has already demonstrated a record of...
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Record hasn’t matched rhetoricMar 14, 2012 5:31 am - As a candidate for Wheaton City Council in 2011, Jeanne Ives promised to end no-bid contracts by the city. Her website listed that issue as one of her top 10 reasons for...
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Support Brownfield in D23 Senate raceMar 14, 2012 5:29 am - In just a week, you and I will be heading to the polls to vote in the Democratic primary election. When I get to the State Senate race, I am voting for Greg Brownfield, ...
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One step toward solving problemsMar 13, 2012 5:17 am - I am writing to endorse Chris Nybo as state senator in the new Senate District 24. As a former village trustee and York Township committeeman, I understand how important...
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Protector of rights U.S. has breached?Mar 13, 2012 5:17 am - So, now that the Blunt Amendment was defeated along party lines — a narrow vote of 51 to 48 that killed a measure that would have allowed employees and insurers to opt o...