Will County Opinion
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Idea to trim state budgetMay 31, 2010 11:00 pm - To the Illinois General Assembly and Gov. Quinn: I am concerned about your handling of the state's budget. Once again, even under Gov. Quinn's control, we have an unbala...
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Why an anonymous mailing in Winfield?May 31, 2010 11:00 pm - Residents of Winfield received an anonymous piece of direct mail recently regarding village politics. Why would someone in a small village like Winfield want to spend a ...
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From the mouths of babesMay 29, 2010 11:00 pm - I attended my niece's First Communion at St. Hubert's the other day. As Father conducted his sermon he walked through aisles filled with beautifully dressed children awe...
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Out-of-control teacher pensionsMay 29, 2010 11:00 pm - The recent comments in the Fence Post by Don Young are all over the map and distort the facts. You will find that proponents such as Mr. Young will use "averages" as muc...
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These men served village wellMay 29, 2010 11:00 pm - The village of Carpentersville recently released the retirement information for many long-term firefighters. The Carpentersville community is safer today because of the ...
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Oil spill relegated to back pagesMay 29, 2010 11:00 pm - Even before the gushing oil flow that began April 20 is stopped, newspapers are already assigning coverage of the disaster to their back pages. Perhaps they conclude th...
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Self-centered foes thwarted NavistarMay 29, 2010 11:00 pm - It is a mixed blessing to live in a country where great efforts are made to protect honest people from the misuse of power, only to realize that those protections can th...
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Looking for a palm to greaseMay 29, 2010 11:00 pm - Ignorantly, I have been lecturing my children on the value of studying hard and getting good grades. I foolishly continue investing in their future through tutors, after...
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Don't have to agree with Palin book parodyMay 28, 2010 11:00 pm - So Sarah Palin stumbled on some questions about foreign affairs. How many citizens outside of government are up to snuff on all that transpires in our world? I wonder ho...
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Kudos to immigrant who became citizenMay 28, 2010 11:00 pm - I wish to express my heartfelt thanks to Peter Garcia for his letter in the May 19 Fence Post. He says exactly what many of us citizens think and feel about illegal immi...