Winfield Opinion
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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...
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County board has held line on taxesDec 07, 2012 3:07 am - County board has held line on taxes Every year, I hear from taxpayers the question, “Why do my property taxes continue to increase when my property value has decrea...
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Cameras in the courtroom: It’s ‘not entertainment’Dec 02, 2012 4:00 am - “What we have here,” the grizzled editor says to the cub reporter, “is a case of the public’s right to know running smack dab into its right not to care.” The quote, I b...
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Absent-minded editor glad staff has his backNov 18, 2012 4:00 am - The news release came in late Wednesday afternoon, announcing that a man from Glen Ellyn had won a $1 million lottery drawing. As a veteran news editor, I knew exactly w...
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Time to re-evaluate, rebuild GOPNov 15, 2012 3:40 am - Dear Supporters, Thank you. I am so proud of all our volunteers and supporters. Whether you were on the front lines making calls, knocking on doors, writing letters or j...
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Why so adamant to outsource police?Nov 13, 2012 3:35 am - Why so adamant to outsource police? Despite the fact that 87 percent of Winfield voters oppose outsourcing our police to the DuPage Sheriff’s department, Trustee Ti...
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The SoapboxNov 10, 2012 4:00 am - A decent decision: Can’t say we’re ever pleased to hear of a community embracing video gambling, but if it has to happen, a town could do worse than to dedicate all its ...
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Endorsements: A list of our choices for Nov. 6Nov 05, 2012 10:00 am - Here is a summary of Daily Herald endorsements for contested seats and referendums of local interest on the Nov. 6 ballot. For the full endorsement editorial in a given ...