Winfield Opinion
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Voters have only themselves to blameAug 05, 2011 11:00 pm - When asked in 1960 at the University of Hawaii whether Kenya was ready for self-government, our president’s father, Barack Obama, Sr., answered, “If the people cannot ru...
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Here’s one vote for citizen of the yearAug 05, 2011 3:00 am - Now here’s a nominee for our village’s “Citizen of the Year.” On July 28 at 1:30 a.m., some of the streets of Carol Stream looked like a war zone. Some have claimed a to...
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A way to make video poker palatableAug 05, 2011 3:00 am - When I first read Scott Roscoe’s letter enthusiastically approving video poker, I had my doubts. After some thought I have come up with a palatable way of implementing v...
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Obama’s the one who should be suedAug 05, 2011 3:00 am - On July 28, lured by the mega-font and the full front page headline, I thought the Sun Times had “scooped” the second coming of Christ. I was wrong. It screamed: “Tea pa...
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Why keep giving up our freedoms?Aug 05, 2011 3:00 am - President Obama is pressuring America to agree to the United Nations global ban on concealed weapons. Should we jump on the bandwagon, surrendering more and more of our ...
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Limit p-card use, ensure transparencyAug 05, 2011 3:00 am - It’s much easier to hand a clerk your debit card than it is to hand over money. It’s one reason casinos have you play with chips instead of cash. So it follows that it’s...
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Unwise to send kids to Kane youth centerAug 02, 2011 5:00 am - Judge Stan Austin and Judge Robert Anderson have opposed the closing of the DuPage Youth Center and moving of the youth to St. Charles. What is not included in your arti...
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Hey, GOP, here’s how to cut spendingAug 02, 2011 5:00 am - Republicans — want to reduce government spending? If you or any members of your family are drawing Social Security payments, stop them. If you or any member of your fami...
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Who’s the bigoted person here?Aug 02, 2011 5:00 am - You published a pile of hogwash Friday, July 22, under the title of ”Cain Scrutiny.” Whenever liberals dislike what is going on they try to pull out this ”racist” and ”b...
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Bigger fool: Jobs Czar or Obama?Aug 02, 2011 5:00 am - Who is the biggest fool: Jeffrey Immelt, appointed Jobs Czar, CEO of General Electric, makes millions a year, reduced GE’s work force and now he is moving GE’s global X-...