Winfield Opinion
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Why is ACORN scandal so ignored?Oct 08, 2009 11:00 pm - Not since 1999's "Blair Witch Project" have I seen a homemade video more filled with ghoulishness and revulsive candor. The recent footage of ACORN workers advising a "p...
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Kill ACORN, but what about others?Oct 07, 2009 11:00 pm - ACORN, the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, is the nation's largest community organization of low- and moderate-income families, working together f...
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Get back to work, you DemocratsOct 07, 2009 11:00 pm - I'm disappointed we didn't get the 2016 Summer Olympics. But my greatest disappointment is with the Democratic Party. You mean to tell me that with the full power of th...
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Our challenge: Don't wait for a lawOct 07, 2009 11:00 pm - You don't need a rule to know right from wrong. Sometimes you just know, and you do what's right. It's a message we have all either delivered as parents or received as k...
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Don't forget value of rescue dogsOct 06, 2009 11:00 pm - Twice in the past month or so, I have picked up dogs who were flown into the Chicago area by pilots from an organization called Pilots N Paws. These are sweet, wonderful...
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Prepare for your Waterloo, DemocratsOct 06, 2009 11:00 pm - The unmitigated hypocrisy emanating from the political left has reached the apex of hubris and surrealism. Diane Niesman's Aug. 15 rant against all the "hate mongering" ...
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Townships add to bureaucracyOct 05, 2009 11:00 pm - I have conducted studies that show how inefficient and duplicative township government is. The studies clearly indicate that counties in Illinois without townships raise...
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$14,000 raised thanks to sponsorsOct 05, 2009 11:00 pm - Members of the Wheaton Chapter of the Auxiliary of the Infant Welfare Society of Chicago would like to thank all of those who supported our recent golf outing, "Playing ...
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Forest district must hold onto landOct 04, 2009 11:00 pm - In direct contrast to the spirit of this year's Burnham Plan Centennial, the Forest Preserve District of Cook County is negotiating an agreement that would allow Hinsdal...
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What's wrong with voting for a Muslim?Oct 03, 2009 11:00 pm - Last year before the presidential election I was attending a funeral in Tennessee. One person there said Obama was a Muslim and therefore would not vote for him. My impr...