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Stephen Douglas bicentennial a time to remember his contributions April 23 marked the bicentennial of Stephen A. Douglas of Illinois, the most influential politician in Washington for a decade prior to the presidential election that brought Abraham Lincoln to the White House. From the Compromise …

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New members needed on District 131 board I have worked with students in District 131 for 10 years in various capacities, from coordinating a tutoring program at an elementary school, to mentoring several young men during their formative years, to developing relationships and organizing life-skills …

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East not getting word out Recently I attended the East Aurora School District 131 special Board of Education meeting to listen to the Virtual Learning Solutions proposal for a charter school this fall offering a web-based approach to learning. Like the presentation to many other …

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Online charter troubling There have been many articles lately about the proposed virtual on line program that may be offered by a for profit company that has no direct responsibility to our school districts if implemented. This proposal to allow this organization into our communities …

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East schedule change Experience has shown me the effects of shortening the school day from 7 to 6 periods. Granted, very little homework is accomplished in Study Halls, thus most educators and students feel Study Halls are not vital to a student’s education. A 6-period …

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Fiscal responsibility in Oswego There have been endorsements for Oswego trustee candidates based on being business friendly as though that is the solution to economic problems. That same hype was used in the ‘90s when the business friendly trustees gave away initially 75 percent of …

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Freedom to marry In the next few days, members of the Illinois House will consider a bill that approves the freedom to marry for same sex couples in our state. The Illinois Senate – in a bipartisan, overwhelming vote – already approved this measure of …

Projects a waste The president has given us the picture of gloom and doom for $85 billion in sequester cuts. Here is some honest to goodness waste that could save money without hurting anyone. These seem ridiculous, but folks, this is some of the spending …

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Immigrate the right way Vanessa Viayra-Gutierrez wrote about illegal aliens. They are illegal, not so-called illegals. They do not deserve to be in this country or be treated equally under U.S. law as Americans. They crossed over illegally (that’s against the law), which makes them …

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Questions for Oswego There is a Village Board candidate who has claims to be “pro-Oswego”. Does it mean the opponents are “anti-Oswego”? Do you oppose special deals where politically connected people make substantial profits, but taxpayers get the privilege of picking up any losses? Do …

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Sequestration talk A quote to keep in mind when you hear all the “Armageddon” sequestration hype from the White House and Dick Durbin: November 21, 2011 — “Already some in Congress are trying to undo these automatic spending cuts. My message to them is simple; …

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Stop illegal guns I have been listening to all the news media about what should be done to curb gun violence, the people in charge keep going for the law to not allow large magazines for guns and the outlawing of the assault rifles. My …

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Auroran of Year Several years ago my wife and I had the pleasure of meeting Clayton Muhammad and associating with him at numerous public functions. We had an opportunity to see his interactions with the students at East Aurora High School and his interactions with …

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On Jackson Jr. The article in Feb. 27 Beacon about Jesse Jackson Jr. was well written. I enjoyed reading it and hats off to Anthony Stanford — good job. Did you notice how the general media played down any involvement with Jackson being a part …

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Christians must stand up Deena Sherman’s column of March 1 says that Christians do not need to defend marriage, I strongly disagree with that concept. We are losing all our rights, one after another and marriage by one man and one woman is being attacked …