Woodridge Opinion
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Odious options in budget crisisJul 10, 2009 11:00 pm - Regarding our new state budget cut, I would like to say that neither option of raising taxes or cutting state funded programs are right. Higher taxes mean we have to rea...
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Heroes beacon of hope in murky timesJul 10, 2009 11:00 pm - I am moved to write to express my profound admiration and thanks for the actions of Scott Laine and Bob Jewell in saving the life of a man caught in a burning SUV on Jun...
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Obama spending out of controlJul 10, 2009 11:00 pm - Government spending is going out of control under President Obama. Since World War II, federal spending was about 20 percent of the gross domestic product. But under Oba...
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Budget catastrophic to DuPage servicesJul 10, 2009 11:00 pm - On May 31, the Illinois legislature passed a budget that cuts in half funding for health and human services. This means that many of the programs that keep our DuPage-ar...
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Saturday SoapboxJul 10, 2009 11:00 pm - End the monopoly: Our sympathies are with the 20 trash haulers who have filed suit against 11 municipalities in Cook and DuPage counties that have locked them out of pic...
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Palin dropped out for right reasonsJul 10, 2009 11:00 pm - Sarah Palin's decision was for all the right reasons: regard for the people of Alaska, not expecting them to have a governor who must give her attention to her troubles ...
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Why are Democrats getting all the heat?Jul 10, 2009 11:00 pm - While Illinois Democrats bear the brunt of the attacks over the ongoing budget problems in Illinois, Republican legislators continue to sit on the sidelines planning the...
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Elderly built this land on their backsJul 10, 2009 11:00 pm - Recently, in the stifling heat, I saw a woman who had to be in her 80s struggling with her bags of goods she purchased. I asked if I could help her. She seemed shocked b...
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Musings on DuPage County's political landscapeJul 09, 2009 11:00 pm - Poor Joe Birkett. Wednesday just wasn't his day. That's what several of us were saying when news came down that Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan - to many people's...
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Make state cuts across the boardJul 08, 2009 11:00 pm - It seems the loss of funds to balance the state budget always reverts to those who need just a "little help" the most. Because payroll expense is the largest part of mo...