Winfield Opinion
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COD doesn't need more moneySep 21, 2010 11:00 pm - As a longtime resident and taxpayer of Glen Ellyn, I have been holding my tongue for some time now over the 'sign' issue between the village of Glen Ellyn and the Colleg...
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Tax swap scheme hurts suburbsSep 21, 2010 11:00 pm - Not surprisingly, the Illinois teachers union has endorsed Alexi Giannoulias over Mark Kirk for U.S. Senate, citing Giannoulias' support for the time-honored Democrat so...
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Campaign sign law not serving publicSep 21, 2010 11:00 pm - Just who were our state legislators serving when they passed prohibitions on time limits for political signs? Surely, it wasn't their constituents. Talk about self-serv...
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Some biking effort better than noneSep 20, 2010 11:00 pm - Ride along any of Naperville's bike paths and you'll never doubt the popularity of biking as sport and exercise. On closer examination you'll notice the increased use of...
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Dillard would have been great candidateSep 20, 2010 11:00 pm - I write about your editorial "A labored look for someone to lead" for governor. There was a candidate and serious lawmaker running for governor, state Sen. Kirk Dillard....
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Businesses should just pay as they goSep 20, 2010 11:00 pm - We must extend Dress Up Boys tax cuts to create jobs is the popular refrain. If they create jobs, what has been happening while they were in effect? If they were so impo...
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Sue gangs? Host meetings? Why not?Sep 19, 2010 11:00 pm - With fanfare last week, Kane County State's Attorney John Barsanti said he was suing 81 Latin Kings gang members who live in the Kane County part of Elgin. Gang members ...
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Laws could diminish weather extremesSep 19, 2010 11:00 pm - We all remember the 2008 Midwest flood - the "500-year storms" that dropped 12 inches of rain above normal in areas of Illinois and damaged homes and businesses across L...
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Let Dems know the orgy is overSep 18, 2010 11:00 pm - Well, I'll be darned. Every Democrat seeking re-election this November has been transmogrified into an "independent," curiously mum about his or her party affiliation. U...
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Keep God out of our tragedies, indeedSep 18, 2010 11:00 pm - I agree with David Werdegar's letter in the Sept. 14 Daily Herald in which he said that he was tired of reading about some horrible accident where a victim was saved by ...