Westmont Opinion
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Candidate has skills to fix our problemsMar 16, 2012 11:05 am - I’m lucky enough to come from Wood Dale, a city with a long history of great finances and good business growth so I know a good public official when I see one which is w...
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Proven track record of keeping taxes lowMar 16, 2012 11:05 am - Government at all levels is spending out of control. We need a leader on the DuPage County Board who will cut spending and shrink government. Mike Loftus has been and wi...
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Candidate knows rules, customsMar 16, 2012 11:05 am - As a life-long education advocate, I have served many years on my local school board and in not-for-profit literacy organizations. I believe that good public schools are...
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Elected leader who’s not out of touchMar 16, 2012 11:05 am - Elected leader who’s not out of touch Voters commonly complain that elected officials are disengaged from the people they are elected to represent. Who among us has...
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Pols should give definition of ‘cuts’Mar 16, 2012 11:03 am - I would like for all politicians to give me their definition of cuts. In today’s Daily Herald, Judy Biggert, a seven-term politician is talking about cuts, I do not beli...
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Guard against the status quoMar 16, 2012 11:03 am - I live in the newly drawn 24th Senate District in Elmhurst and must choose between Kirk Dillard and Chris Nybo in the upcoming primary. Kirk Dillard has been an Illinoi...
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Stop the would-be double-dipperMar 16, 2012 11:00 am - Stop the would-be double-dipper Pete Dicianni is the first mayor in the history of Elmhurst to declare himself eligible for a taxpayer-funded pension for a part-tim...
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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. ...