Westmont Opinion
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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. ...
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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...