Winfield Opinion
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Being smart about college loansMay 02, 2012 1:00 am - The premise is simple enough. Keep interest rates manageable so students can borrow money to go to college, improve their lives and be able to pay it back without going ...
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Thank you for a successful food driveMay 01, 2012 9:16 pm - On behalf of the board of trustees and the citizens of York Township, especially those who benefit from our York Township Food Pantry, I would like to thank the followin...
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‘Equitable’ doesn’t mean ‘fair’ to DemsMay 01, 2012 1:00 am - Alleging hypocrisy, letter writer Will Labovitch complained that Republicans in Illinois want to turn the tables and remap the legislative districts to eliminate Democra...
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More generous side? Does it matter?Apr 29, 2012 1:00 am - I have never met Ms. Priscilla Weese, but I am sure she is charming, intelligent and committed. I enjoy her letters. However, I will caution her about her recent letter ...
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Nugent hate rhetoric is a real dangerApr 29, 2012 1:00 am - Ted Nugent, the Motor City Loud Mouth. This has-been deems his rhetoric as harmless metaphors and questions whether the readers are intellectual enough to understand the...
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The SoapboxApr 28, 2012 1:00 am - Hey! We mean it: Maybe Mother Nature didn’t hear us last week. What happened to that balmy, early spring weather we’ve come to love — and expect? All in the family: Talk...
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Lombard music cutback is unwiseApr 28, 2012 1:00 am - I am writing in response to the April 12 article, “Music muted as Lombard changes curriculum.” Although Illinois law provides local school districts with the authority t...
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Aurora Green Fest going to be greatApr 28, 2012 1:00 am - The Aurora Green Fest Committee is in full swing on our preparations for Aurora’s third annual green fest. As our chairman, I want to honor the members of the committee ...
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Teachers are state’s fiscal scapegoatsApr 28, 2012 1:00 am - I have followed this nearly daily tsunami concerning the need for pension “reform” with interest the past few years. As a veteran teacher for the past 32 years, I have w...
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Why write fluff about Gorbachev?Apr 27, 2012 1:00 am - I find it amazing that a man who once had Soviet missiles pointed at American cities, leader of The Communist Party in the USSR is now praised while he talks “freedom” o...