Woodstock Opinion
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The unions are crippling AmericaMar 04, 2011 10:00 pm - It’s about my job. Regardless of who under me loses their job, I’m voting for me, for my benefit package. At the same time, these union leaders are calling for social ju...
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What’s behind tea party movement?Mar 01, 2011 12:00 am - House cuts spending and subdues regulators, hoping to free businesses from burdensome regulations. Why is protecting the environment and people’s health “burdensome?” We...
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Likes hospital near Sun CityFeb 23, 2011 12:00 am - Living in Sun City-Huntley with a population of 9,000-plus senior citizens, time is a huge factor in getting to the closest hospital as quickly as possible. A heliport w...
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Republican input amounts to ‘no way’Feb 23, 2011 12:00 am - Initially, many Democrats wanted government health care, if not like Canada, at least Medicare for all. Republican input, “no way,” so it never reached the floor. The ma...
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The diversity in our neighborhoodsFeb 20, 2011 12:00 am - The numbers tell a dramatic story. In DuPage County, the white population has actually fallen in the past 10 years, a decline of 6 percent, according to the U.S. Census ...
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You can make dent in $14 trillion debtFeb 17, 2011 11:00 pm - When your credit card hits its $2,000 limit, the credit card company generally responds not with a firm letter telling you to stop spending more money than you make, but...
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Innovation and school consolidationFeb 17, 2011 10:00 pm - The suburbs are home to loads of public school systems. Just under 300 of them, all told, located here in the six-county area around Chicago. That represents about a thi...
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Franks is fiscal hawkFeb 17, 2011 10:00 pm - I read the Northwest Herald's Jan. 22 assessment of the “Granny Tax” recently imposed by our tax hungry state legislature and agree that our state needs to explore other...
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Revoke licenses of bad docsFeb 17, 2011 12:00 am - I want to commend State Representative Jack Franks for introducing legislation to protect your constituents and all Illinoisans. Rep. Franks recently filed legislation t...
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We pay for Lou Bianchi’s prosecutionFeb 16, 2011 12:00 am - In June of 2009 Amy Dalby pleaded guilty to unlawfully copying and removing over 5,000 documents off her county computer. The bill for the 18-month investigation and pro...