Winfield Opinion
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Oh, for the rare story with a happy endingJan 12, 2011 10:00 pm - Oftentimes, the news we come across is not so good. Sometimes, though, it's good. And, every once in a blue moon, the news starts out bad and ends up good. An example of...
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Criminal to blame Palin for TucsonJan 12, 2011 10:00 pm - Sarah Palin is being blamed for the shooting in Tucson? How inane ... as much as the young man who perpetrated the crime. She has borne so many derogatory attacks, which...
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Where is the American voice?Jan 11, 2011 10:00 pm - Our government regularly steals from our Social Security fund and then tells us we must work longer to get it. The English riot when they are told to pay for college. Th...
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Renewed fluoride debate; no level safeJan 11, 2011 10:00 pm - In response to the report that federal health officials are now debating to lower the amount of fluoride in drinking water from 1.2 parts per million to .7 ppm does not ...
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Libertarians would have saved usJan 11, 2011 10:00 pm - Many years ago I became involved with the Libertarian party, not an official member. This was the 1970s and I was a student at Northern Illinois. After 40 years of watch...
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Park pension deal not acceptableJan 10, 2011 10:00 pm - I was appalled to read about the pension deal Glen Ellyn Park Director Cory Atwell and Finance Director Laurie Woods orchestrated for themselves and was equally disturbe...
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More compassion for Ryans neededJan 10, 2011 10:00 pm - To deny a dying woman her wish to see her husband of over 50 years one last time is mindbogglingly petty and cruel. We would do well to have more compassion toward our ...
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Some questions for Kirk, HultgrenJan 10, 2011 10:00 pm - I applaud recently elected members of Congress, Senator Mark Kirk and Representative Randy Hultgren, for their foresight. Both suggested that members of Congress should ...
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'Ignorant' to call diversity a strengthJan 09, 2011 10:00 pm - The Dec. 30 opinion column titled “Recognizing Diversity as a Strength” stated that “America's strength lies in its diversity.” This is an ignorant statement. Our greatn...
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Kirk vote on treaty hardly courageousJan 09, 2011 10:00 pm - Illinois has two Senators of opposing parties, now, so we can expect a lot of situations ahead when their votes will cancel each other out. Both Senator Durbin and Senat...