Woodridge Opinion
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Appalled by plans for Social SecurityJul 16, 2011 3:00 am - I am responding to the July 8 article by Stephen Ohlemacher. He obviously doesn’t receive Social Security or else he would have known that there was no annual increase f...
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Crime-free housing law not what it seemsJul 16, 2011 3:00 am - “Crime-free housing.” Is that what we are getting? Illinois legislators would like you to think so. They have sent SB1766 to the governor, claiming this “feel good” legi...
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The SoapboxJul 16, 2011 3:00 am - Keeping costs in check: Why pay 40 cents to mail a check for $1.50? Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka is proposing changes in the way her office sends money to vendors that ...
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Wrong in 1968, still wrong todayJul 16, 2011 3:00 am - U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam and the House Republicans are wrong. Roskam has always been politically wrong. He and I argued on the school playground in second grade about the ...
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Townships are more cost-effectiveJul 15, 2011 3:00 am - The Daily Herald recently advocated the abolishment of township government in DuPage County and the state. While this position may be popular given the fiscal crisis fac...
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District 41 teachers work hard for clientsJul 14, 2011 3:00 am - The mission of the Illinois Education Association is to advocate for the education of children by providing them with the opportunity to experience best teaching practic...
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Consider cases of Clemens, VargasJul 14, 2011 3:00 am - Roger Clemens, born in Dayton, Ohio, graduate of the University of Texas and seven time winner of major league baseball’s Cy Young Award, started trial on July 6 for mak...
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Gym teachers’ pay is excessiveJul 13, 2011 12:00 am - I recently read the Daily Herald’s analysis of teachers’ salaries and was outraged about one thing: gym teachers raking in money. I fully understand that gym teachers ar...
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Union leaders don’t heed worker needsJul 13, 2011 12:00 am - Boeing Corporation has built a new very large building for the production of their new 787 Dreamliner. Guess who wants to prevent the opening of this new business that w...
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Let the GOP deal with a defaultJul 12, 2011 3:00 am - Mr. President, unfortunately your blind faith in dealing with the opposing party in the House and Senate has cost the American public the chance for a meaningful economi...