Woodridge Opinion
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County kids have inside track to jobsJun 22, 2009 11:00 pm - I am writing in response to the June 10 Daily Herald article about DuPage County officials, nepotism and summer jobs in the county. I start this response with the fact t...
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Be proactive against pesky mosquitoesJun 22, 2009 11:00 pm - Two sure signs of summer are expected to surface this week - one welcome, one not so. Meteorologists say the warmer weather we've been craving after what seemed to be a ...
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Playtime over; take their toys awayJun 15, 2009 11:00 pm - I have always wondered why it is that some unsuspecting politician/lobbyist is periodically culled from the herd and prosecuted over pay-to-play behavior. It is after al...
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Aurora alderman calls for changeJun 15, 2009 11:00 pm - On June 1, like many of you, I paid our property tax bills. My tax bill has increased 27 percent in two years. I hear the blame to include school districts, park distric...
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Citizens, paper can both do a better jobJun 14, 2009 11:00 pm - I agree with Mr. Willis Farnham's concern (May 4th Letter to Editor) regarding local issues in ones own community. I also agree with his viewpoint that newspapers could ...
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Real leaders seek to serve, not commandJun 12, 2009 11:00 pm - I recently read the article about Rodney Boyd Jr. being denied the class presidency despite working for it by Neuqua school officials who did not consider him qualified ...
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Saturday SoapboxJun 12, 2009 11:00 pm - A record of success: Congratulations to Stevenson High School in Lincolnshire, in Newsweek's top 200 schools for five years running. Special place, special name: Napervi...
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How about a debate to cap off war of words?Jun 11, 2009 11:00 pm - May I direct your attention to Fence Post, found under the letters tab of the opinion Web page. Those letters are the latest salvos in a monthslong feud among leaders of...
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Easter Seals helps kids to be their bestJun 08, 2009 11:00 pm - Each weekend thousands of people take to the streets of our communities, walking and running to raise money for charities. Every one of them has found a cause to bel...
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Is a hole-in-one front-page news? Maybe in NeighborMay 28, 2009 11:00 pm - This just in to the newsroom: Dave Patton of Naperville scored his first hole-in-one on May 22. He used a 5 iron on the 174-yard 7th hole of Course No. 1 at St. Andrews ...