Winfield Opinion
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The SoapboxFeb 16, 2013 4:00 am - A touching tribute: It’s been five years since a gunman took the lives of five Northern Illinois University students and injured others, and it’s heartening to see how t...
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New leadership needed in WinfieldFeb 13, 2013 3:40 am - New leadership needed in Winfield Winfield needs a change in village leadership. That change starts with electing Rob Hanlon as village president in April. He bring...
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Winfield United works for residentsFeb 07, 2013 4:00 am - Current Winfield village board members Jay Olson, Tim Allen, Tony Reyes and Jim Hughes as well as certain candidates in our next election are constantly talking about a ...
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Brave new world of text messaging, courtroom camerasFeb 03, 2013 4:00 am - The other day, while scrolling through the thread of my text messages, I discovered the person I swap notes with most often, after my wife and son, is Josh Stockinger, w...
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Pat on the back for elected officialJan 20, 2013 3:40 am - Pat on the back for elected official Given all the rancor we see and hear concerning our elected officials, it’s refreshing to be able to give one of them a pat on ...
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The SoapboxJan 19, 2013 4:00 am - Requiring responsibility: A proposed Cook County Board ordinance would fine people who fail to report if their firearms are lost, stolen or sold. Too often, guns bought...
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Editorial: Take flu precautions for yourself, othersJan 07, 2013 4:00 am - Gesundheit! Now go home. Yes, and get some rest and drink plenty of fluids. And if you aren’t sneezing or coughing yet, your lungs and nasal passages clogged with conges...
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Nation headed for a communist systemDec 18, 2012 3:49 am - Nation headed for a communist system Our president is a redistributionist, a euphemistic term for a Marxist. Given Obama’s lifelong friendships with Marxist colleag...
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Surrender freedom with a whimperDec 13, 2012 3:43 am - Surrender freedom with a whimper The media makes a great fuss over America now approaching a fiscal cliff or they speak of the horrific consequences to the nation i...
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Time to rethink parking at ECCDec 11, 2012 4:00 am - The parking lot at Elgin Community College needs to be improved. Students speed through it recklessly, traffic gets backed up because there are only a few exits, and stu...