Westmont Opinion
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Need to go back on a pension promiseApr 25, 2012 1:00 am - On April 18, the Illinois House passed a resolution to amend the Illinois constitution so that future pension sweeteners will require a super majority. To take effect, t...
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CASA grateful to its sponsorsApr 25, 2012 1:00 am - CASA grateful to its sponsors We are writing to express CASA Kendall County’s tremendous gratitude to the Village Grind in Yorkville and Oswego. Their fundraising e...
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Emanuel should be the Safety MayorApr 24, 2012 1:00 am - Mayor Emanuel, I like you. And, many around town like the job you are doing thus far. Thank you. I’m sure you are aware the homicide rate in Chicago was incredibly high ...
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Conservatives are better at givingApr 24, 2012 1:00 am - As President Obama harps on greedy “millionaires and billionaires,” one should look at who the generous people in this country are. Arthur Brooks, professor of sociology...
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Why don’t the Democrats get it?Apr 24, 2012 1:00 am - The U.S. has recently received the dubious honor of having the highest corporate tax rate in the entire world. At a staggering 39.2 percent, how long is it going to take...
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Military draft should be reinstatedApr 24, 2012 1:00 am - The military draft should be reinstated. If there was a draft, we would have never gone to Iraq and we would have been out of Afganistan. The politicans are using the po...
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A great Romney running mate: RiceApr 23, 2012 2:57 pm - A prevailing thought in our world of today’s politics seems to be: “It really makes very little difference just whom a presidential candidate selects to be the vice-pres...
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West Chicago mayor more than successful polApr 22, 2012 5:00 am - At today's memorial service at West Chicago's Community High School, I'd bet you'll hear one story after another about Mayor Mike Kwasman, who died Tuesday following a w...
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The SoapboxApr 21, 2012 5:00 am - Hey! What happened to that balmy, early spring weather we’ve come to love — and expect? Al fresco in Lombard: Lombard’s long-running challenge has been to revitalize its...
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COD students getting no respectApr 21, 2012 1:00 am - College of DuPage administration and trustees are treating us like Rodney Dangerfield. As a taxpayer and a student at the College of DuPage I have seen a lot of “no resp...