Winfield Opinion
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Plenty of voters, too few candidatesNov 17, 2014 4:01 am - The election for governor and Congress is over, but more of our tax money is spent by elected local officials sitting on the insatiable school boards, struggling city co...
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Endorsement: Hinds for DuPage County clerkOct 19, 2014 1:01 am - If the race for DuPage County Clerk were just about fire in the belly, enthusiasm and shaking up the staid status quo, Democrat Jean Kaczmarek would be a good choice: A...
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Endorsements: Zaruba for DuPage County sheriffOct 16, 2014 1:01 am - Republican DuPage County Sheriff John Zaruba, celebrating 30 years in the department and seeking his fifth term in office, is endorsed for re-election, but not without r...
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Endorsements: Murphy, Burns for DuPage forest preserve boardOct 16, 2014 1:01 am - Voters in two contested DuPage County Forest Preserve districts will be asked to choose between incumbent commissioners and their challengers during the Nov. 4 election....
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Endorsement: Cronin an outstanding leader for DuPage CountyOct 15, 2014 1:01 am - DuPage County Board Chairman Dan Cronin is seeking his second term to oversee the second-largest county in the state. He is being challenged by Bob Peickert, head of the...
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Endorsements: Fichtner, Curran, Eckhoff, Khouri, NowakOct 15, 2014 1:01 am - The DuPage County Board has done good work holding the line on property taxes, moving toward consolidation of redundant taxing bodies and working together to benefit con...
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Mission: preserve land, act ethicallyOct 14, 2014 12:01 am - Mission: preserve land, act ethically I plan to vote to re-elect Shannon Burns as our District 6 commissioner on the DuPage County Forest Preserve Board. I believe ...
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Editorial: Another squabble in which taxpayers loseOct 02, 2014 1:01 am - It's a story that's existed probably as long as the intertwined offices of local government themselves: The person or people who control the purse strings put another of...
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Editorial: Time for COD trustees to see all spending, as other boards doSep 19, 2014 1:01 am - Whenever someone says, essentially, "That's the way we've always done it" when something is questioned, it's a red flag. That usually means it hasn't been looked at in a...
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Editorial: Goal should be openness without censureSep 02, 2014 11:00 pm - Ken Sorrick had already put his time in running a school district and dealing with elected board members and the media. The retired North Palos Elementary District 117 s...