Woodridge Opinion
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Be wary of pols who said no to reformNov 05, 2009 10:00 pm - Thanks to the Daily Herald for the "Who will say no to party leaders?" article in the Oct 28 edition. This is one of the reasons I am a Daily Herald subscriber - you giv...
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Aurora, beware of budget promisesNov 05, 2009 10:00 pm - After I got home from another Aurora City Council meeting and kissed my daughters goodnight, I thought, "What just happened tonight?" and sighed. The first issue that wa...
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District 203 seeks to produce self-directed learners, contributorsNov 05, 2009 10:00 pm - The mission of Naperville Unit District 203 is to produce students who are self-directed learners, community contributors, collaborative workers, complex thinkers, quali...
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We need more estrogen in politicsNov 05, 2009 10:00 pm - This is in response to George Kocan's Nov. 3 letter that women have no place in our national politics. Wow, George, where have you been? I felt like I was reading a piec...
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More thoughts on health insuranceNov 04, 2009 10:00 pm - As currently drafted, the individual mandate's rules create a strong incentive for individuals to choose to pay a fine rather than to buy health insurance. The fine is ...
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Let Afghanistan figure it outNov 04, 2009 10:00 pm - If most Americans are against the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, why is it that Congress keeps voting to sustain those doomed excursions? We voted for our congressmen and...
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Confidence in Obama's judgmentNov 04, 2009 10:00 pm - Former Vice President Cheney has criticized President Obama for dithering. Let's remember that the recent Bush administration told the CIA what to find as far as weapons...
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Guilty of wanting healthy trailsNov 04, 2009 10:00 pm - Good morning. I am Joe Citizen of DuPage County, co-defendant in the case of ComEd vs. the People of DuPage County. Defendants are accused of wanting healthy, natural-l...
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More to H1N1 crisis than we readNov 04, 2009 10:00 pm - In his Oct. 30 column, Daily Herald DuPage editor Jim Davis said he wanted to "tackle a few off-the-beaten-path questions" about H1N1. For sources, he cited his dictiona...
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Call for pols to give up 'elite' planNov 04, 2009 10:00 pm - Why won't any politician answer this question? Will you and your family give up your current health care program and join the new "Universal Health Care Program" that yo...