Winfield Opinion
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Endorsements: Whelan in DuPage County Forest Preserve Dist. 4Oct 11, 2016 1:00 am - The only contested seat on the DuPage County Forest Preserve Commission is in District 4 where incumbent Republican Tim Whelan is being challenged by Democrat Brian Wolt...
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Endorsements: Elliott in DuPage County Board Dist. 4Oct 11, 2016 1:00 am - A pair of excellent candidates, Republican Tim Elliott and Democrat Khizar Jafri, will face off this November for a four-year term in DuPage County Board District 4. Bot...
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Endorsements: Chaplin in DuPage County Board Dist. 2Oct 11, 2016 1:00 am - Another pair of excellent candidates will face off in November for a two-year term in DuPage County Board District 2, where Democratic incumbent Elizabeth Chaplin is bei...
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Let voters decide on township candidatesSep 29, 2016 12:01 am - One-third of all elected officials in Illinois are township officials. During the next few weeks, political insiders in each township will decide whether voters should h...
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Time to celebrate the arts in schoolsSep 19, 2016 1:00 am - For decades, research has shown that when students participate in the arts as a part of their education, they go on to succeed in school, work and life. Designated by Co...
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Voters, don't ignore how reps voted for stopgapAug 13, 2016 1:00 am - I read with interest Rep. Harris' Guest View in the Aug. 1 Daily Herald. I have a different take on his discussion of the stopgap spending plan. He notes all the reasons...
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No 'neglect' at McKee HouseJul 23, 2016 1:00 am - In your July 17, edition, a letter inaccurately described the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County's decision to delay replacing the McKee House roof as "neglect" a...
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Stop pensions for DuPage county boardJun 16, 2016 1:00 am - Recently, the Illinois General Assembly unanimously passed Senate Bill 2701 that would prohibit newly elected county board members from receiving pensions through the Il...
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Where can a guy get some scratch?Jun 13, 2016 1:00 am - I guess I don't see very well. My wife constantly has to help me find something that is right in front of me. "If it had been a snake, it would have bitten me," is my we...
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DUI offenders getting off lightly is offensiveMay 28, 2016 1:00 am - What I find most disturbing in the article about Trooper Cokins is that Leslie W. Thurow, the habitual drunk who nearly killed this man and let's not forget the family o...