Woodridge Opinion
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Voters are the losers in current map processJul 09, 2011 12:00 am - The Daily Herald published two articles about redistricting on its June 22 Opinion page: Maryam Judar from the Citizen Advocacy Center bemoaned mapmaking in DuPage Count...
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Why protect illegal immigrants?Jul 08, 2011 12:00 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 on ch...
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Can you read this? Thank a teacherJul 08, 2011 12:00 am - The mission of the Illinois Education Association is to advocate for the education of children by providing them with the opportunity to experience the best teaching pra...
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Deal would benefit youth and taxpayersJul 07, 2011 12:00 am - I read with some consternation a “letter” submitted by Jim Sather of Geneva titled “Troubled youth not a priority for the county.” The letter addresses an ongoing discus...
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Republican policy won’t create jobsJul 06, 2011 1:00 am - Jobs for ordinary Americans will provide an immediate path to economic recovery. Yet Republican policy is aimed more at prolonging economic misery (transparently, to pre...
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What’s a fair wage for a good teacher?Jul 06, 2011 12:00 am - On Sunday, the Daily Herald published the results of a study that staff writer Larissa Chinwah undertook examining the salaries of the 14,217 public school teachers empl...
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Time for Dist. 41 taxpayers to be heardJul 05, 2011 3:00 am - A new year will begin for the Glen Ellyn Elementary District 41 board on Aug. 8 at 7:15 p.m. at their school administration building, 793 N. Main St. This will begin the...
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AMA has supported health reform lawJul 05, 2011 3:00 am - A recent letter to the editor (“Time of good sense and judgment,” June 29) was wrong about the American Medical Association’s position on the Affordable Care Act. The AM...
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Scale back county board pay, benefitsJul 04, 2011 11:00 pm - There has been some discussion about DuPage County Board pensions by Jake Griffin, the Daily Herald editorial board and others in your paper in the last few weeks. Last ...
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Why we do need the Electoral CollegeJul 04, 2011 11:00 pm - A June 9 letter stated that “we must abolish the Electoral College.” I disagree. The Constitution was not easily passed, but required enormous debate and compromise. A ...