Winfield Opinion
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Quinn raises will last for yearsJul 10, 2010 11:00 pm - Interim Gov. Pat Quinn's raises to staff will cost taxpayers a lot more than just the raise, and I am sure he knew this when he did it. State pensions are based on the ...
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A military man could help CongressJul 10, 2010 11:00 pm - Mark Kirk's recent press conference was noteworthy for his point about how important it is to have members of Congress who serve in the military. Like Representative Ki...
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Congressmen should look for jobsJul 10, 2010 11:00 pm - Some of our so-called leaders in Congress say it's time to cut off unemployment benefits for the millions of Americans who've been out of work for 18 months or more. Ext...
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Time to gag all school chief secrecyJul 10, 2010 11:00 pm - Palatine Township Elementary District 15's taxpayers are on the hook to pay former Superintendent Dan Lukich $185,000 in return for no work by him next year, unless he h...
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This year's Ribfest was the best everJul 10, 2010 11:00 pm - I would like to take this opportunity to commend the Naperville Exchange Club and the Naperville Park District for an awesome Ribfest this year. The planning and coordin...
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Fairness doctrine for TV and newspapersJul 09, 2010 11:00 pm - People say, well, I do not see liberal bias in the newspapers. Really? I tell them what they do not report or misreport is why conservatives have left your paper and th...
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Deportations? Look to prior presidentsJul 09, 2010 11:00 pm - With our president ignoring the major problem of Illegal immigration, he should refer to the actions of several previous presidents. Back in the Great Depression, Presi...
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Endless criminal war is our only job stimulus programJul 09, 2010 11:00 pm - It was wonderful that President Obama fired Gen. Stanley McChrystal, America's top general in Afghanistan, for all the damage he has done to our country. The general sh...
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Fear for world our kids will inheritJul 09, 2010 11:00 pm - Financial reform is a now a must for our country. My children have both been through bankruptcy. Credit cards and high interest loans were the cause. One has lost her ho...
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Thanks to Pheasant Ridge School classroom volunteer, Mrs. FordJul 09, 2010 11:00 pm - I am a third-grade teacher at Pheasant Ridge School in Glendale Heights. As I think back about this past school year, I know how hard my students worked. Our days were p...