Woodridge Opinion
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Pension liability woes overstatedMay 11, 2011 11:00 pm - The size of unfunded liabilities that state Rep. Darlene Senger refers to in her recent letter does not give a full view of the state's pension fund. Unfunded liabilitie...
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Fight TV, for morals of our childrenMay 11, 2011 11:00 pm - Has anyone watched CSI, a crime TV show? I have not, but because I am a member of Parents Television Council, and they recently updated me with information that this TV ...
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Taxpayers: Try the Sears-Motorola planMay 11, 2011 11:00 pm - I have a great idea for all of those who just received their increased property tax bills while the value of their property went down. Threaten to move out of state, and...
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Senger remarks on pensions miss markMay 11, 2011 12:00 am - The irony and hypocrisy of state Rep. Darlene Senger’s recent Fence Post contribution concerning pension cuts was stunning. Doesn’t she realize that the reason the state...
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Three potential laws that make senseMay 11, 2011 12:00 am - Often, our General Assembly does things that make us scratch our collective heads. We frequently find ourselves questioning the motives of our elected representatives. B...
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Dist. 203 budget not the work of MBAsMay 11, 2011 12:00 am - Not that it will matter to the 80 percent of Naperville taxpayers who are too apathetic to pay attention to a government body that represents 80 percent of their propert...
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Media must publish facts about oilMay 09, 2011 11:00 pm - This is in response to the letter from Donald Froelich in the May 5 Fence Post. Everything he said is true, and I'm sure you already know that. It's time for the governm...
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Cut institutions, not local programsMay 09, 2011 11:00 pm - Being the father of two children with developmental disabilities who are now adults has been a challenge for me and for all parents who have children with mental or phys...
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Take that, panty waist liberalsMay 09, 2011 11:00 pm - OK, you panty waist liberals. The waterboarding of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed worked. “The waterboarding of 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed stopped ‘enormous' terrori...
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Don’t halt extension service fundingMay 09, 2011 12:00 am - In 1914, Congress established the Cooperative Extension Service as part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. This act allowed land-grant universities to enter into an ...