Winfield Opinion
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Abortion about ending potential lifeDec 01, 2011 4:00 am - In his Nov. 27 letter, Dan Rak takes the position that abortion is murder just the same as a mother is guilty of murder if she kills her child after it has been born. I ...
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Lessons of high-tech traffic enforcementDec 01, 2011 4:00 am - On Gov. Pat Quinn’s desk sits legislation that, if signed, will allow Chicago to install speed-enforcement cameras in school and park zones. The city won General Assembl...
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Public needs to hear of the alternativesNov 30, 2011 4:00 am - I read with interest the article published by Deana Bellandi of The Associated Press about the current lawsuit regarding the new U.S. Congressional map drawn up by Illin...
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Politicians don’t see the shades of grayNov 30, 2011 4:00 am - It used to be said that death and taxes were absolute. Neither could be avoided. However, the executives at Enron, during that scandal years ago, figured out how to avoi...
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Paying back loans should be no-brainerNov 30, 2011 4:00 am - A recent article quotes Elgin Community College’s director of financial aid and scholarships saying that some student borrowers don’t understand they have to pay back th...
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Wheaton Drama hit the mark this timeNov 29, 2011 5:00 am - Wheaton Drama has redeemed itself after staging a thoroughly dislikable play, “Incorruptible,” a few months ago. Enough said about that one. This time around, “On Golden...
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Term limits would combat Congress woesNov 29, 2011 5:00 am - Imagine your boss had assigned you to a group given the instructions to “analyze our budget, cut it by 10 percent and come back to me with your recommendation.” And he g...
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County Seat legacy leaves a great tasteNov 29, 2011 5:00 am - We didn’t want the curtain to close on 2011 without expressing our appreciation for the positive impact that the County Seat restaurant made on many of us in our Hawthor...
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Chalk Kelly’s fall up to politicsNov 29, 2011 5:00 am - I read the Nov. 17 story about Bartlett’s Mayor Michael Kelly with utter disappointment. I know from past newspaper articles that there are obviously those who are out t...
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Incumbents’ attendance deserves voter attentionNov 29, 2011 4:00 am - Filing began this week for candidates planning to seek county and legislative offices, and as we said Sunday, it’s time for voters to start paying attention if they have...