Winfield Opinion
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Recovery plan: Put unemployed to workMar 02, 2009 10:00 pm - I read some details of the soon-to-be Stimulus Act. Something for everyone. Those who pay income tax. Those who receive Social Security payments. Combat veterans drawing...
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Should we spike this electoral board system?Feb 26, 2009 10:00 pm - All's fair in love and politics, so trying to shoot an arrow through the heart of a candidate's petitions to run for office is a rite of passage when local elections rol...
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Winfield candidate's experience is topsFeb 25, 2009 10:00 pm - On April 7, the people of Winfield have an opportunity to choose an excellent person for village president. His name is Tony Reyes and to those who know him he is an exc...
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What do COD incumbents fear?Feb 20, 2009 10:00 pm - We should be thankful that someone is concerned about the rule of law in Illinois elections given the tarnished image of this state's political processes. Appointed Coll...
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Hey, did you hear the one about COD?Feb 12, 2009 10:00 pm - There was a time, I'm sure, when we wouldn't have dignified a rumor with a story. But times have changed. Rumors, gossip and innuendo have the ability to spread with the...
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Still pays to work for the governmentFeb 12, 2009 10:00 pm - Macy's, Motorola, United, Microsoft, Bank of America are cutting thousands of jobs. Circuit City and others are closing. The list goes on. Recent headlines in the Daily ...
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Federal spending won't grow economyFeb 07, 2009 10:00 pm - Economic history shows that FDR attempted to stimulate the economy during the depression by spending the equivalent of $500 billion in today's dollars. Economic output a...
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Nitpicking shouldn't decide who winsFeb 07, 2009 10:00 pm - One is criticized for work that isn't neatly stapled. Another is scolded for forgetting to number pages on the homework. One had an answer right in several places, but t...
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1 board should hear COD objectionsFeb 06, 2009 10:00 pm - As a taxpayer in this district for more than 25 years, a former student of College of DuPage and parent of a COD alum, I am outraged at the establishment of two electora...
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Naperville Geezer inspires with Cubs camp chroniclesFeb 05, 2009 10:00 pm - John Fieser. Rhymes with "geezer." That's what "Feez," as many of us call him, said to Rick Reuschel last week, so the former Cubs pitching legend would pronounce Fieser...