Westmont Opinion
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Good luck to Aurora aldermanApr 17, 2011 2:00 am - The election season started many months ago. In that time, I have walked the neighborhoods having been fortunate to talk to hundreds of residents about their concerns fo...
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Winfield’s date night with democracyApr 15, 2011 2:00 am - Before I was married, I heard the adage that too many couples spend a year planning their wedding and expend no effort planning their lives together. This spring I ran a...
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Privilege to serve on COD boardApr 15, 2011 2:00 am - On April 5, the voters in Illinois had the opportunity to vote for the individuals they thought could best serve in various elective positions. On April 5, I was fortuna...
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Here’s an issue for all womenApr 15, 2011 2:00 am - Kathleen Parker’s column regarding the empowerment and protection of women as an essential part of our foreign policy should be mandatory reading for every American woma...
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Be happy you have a job, teachersApr 15, 2011 2:00 am - The situation at Elgin Community College is exactly one of many reasons I do not like unions. In this current economic climate, pay freezes and requests to share in heal...
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Be wary of education reform promotersApr 15, 2011 2:00 am - We must be careful of the wealthy foundations that support the prevailing tsunami of educational reform. These corporate millionaires behind groups like Advance Illinois...
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Ninety percent of life is showing upApr 15, 2011 2:00 am - From March 30 to April 5, 487 people from 57 different local faith communities came out to pray at the Aanchor Health Center in Glen Ellyn. Abortions take place there tw...
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Blame for pension system is misplacedApr 15, 2011 2:00 am - I’m responding, albeit a little late, to a Fence Post contributor who on March 3 said that state workers should not be scapegoated. I worked as a social worker in the st...
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Aurora election no-shows: 92 percentApr 15, 2011 2:00 am - I would like to thank all of you who supported me during my run for Aurora Alderman-at-Large. As head of the strategic planning committee for the Aurora Downtown board, ...
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Why fight for ‘right’ to abortion?Apr 15, 2011 2:00 am - One issue the Democratic party was tenaciously fighting for was funding for their misconceived “right” of a woman to have an abortion. How long must this misconception b...