Winfield Opinion
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Hey, we’re all fighting for the same side hereMay 27, 2011 5:00 am - You’ve seen numerous stories in our Neighbor section in recent days about Memorial Day ceremonies and parades coming to our communities. With one exception: You’ll see o...
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More store away from Roosevelt RoadMay 27, 2011 12:00 am - Although slow, some progress is being made with a determination of the Hubble site. It’s always seemed unrealistic to expect any developer to assume our flooding problem...
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WDSRA volunteer is one in a millionMay 27, 2011 12:00 am - The city of Wheaton recently bestowed its good citizen award on a number of really deserving individuals for the work they have done in the community. One of those indiv...
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Do something for the peopleMay 27, 2011 12:00 am - Maybe instead of flying around the world and the country, you might do something for this country’s problems. How about Mississippi and Louisiana? And closer to home the...
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Innocents’ deaths worse than tortureMay 27, 2011 12:00 am - Oh, if our enemies only used waterboarding on their prisoners. Instead, for the men, a metal cage over the testicles connected to a battery. For the women, gang rapes. ...
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Even when values down, taxes always upMay 27, 2011 12:00 am - All through the 1990s, when property values were rising, we were told your property is more valuable, thus your real estate taxes are going to rise. In the mid-2000s, wh...
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Jobs for IRS agents a stroke of geniusMay 27, 2011 12:00 am - Regarding Mary Warren’s Fence Post “GOP abortion stance won’t help economy”: Isn’t life more important than the economy? Even die-hard liberals must understand that many...
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Listen to McCain on waterboardingMay 26, 2011 12:00 am - The right wing hurls yet another nasty invective; this time directed at those who oppose “enhanced interrogation techniques” or as it is more commonly referred to, tortu...
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Control dandelions or face a big fineMay 26, 2011 12:00 am - We look forward to spring and summer with all the new buds popping out. Each is something different, and are so beautiful, and the grass is so nice and green. Then it a...
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Don’t bail out state with local fundsMay 26, 2011 12:00 am - Illinois voters overwhelmingly oppose efforts in Springfield to funnel hundreds of millions of dollars from local communities to help pay down the state’s budget deficit...