Campton Hills Opinion
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Boy's suit forces him into locker roomNov 19, 2015 5:00 am - I've followed this story about allowing a transgender boy into the locker rooms and showers of the high school. As a mother of a 20-year-old boy and 18-year-old girl, I ...
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Racial overtones in Carson accusations?Nov 15, 2015 11:00 pm - A number of media sources have accused candidate Dr. Ben Carson of lying about events in his past. These accusations clearly have racial overtones. Oh wait, he's a cons...
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A Vietnam-era veteran's reflection: Honor all who servedNov 11, 2015 12:00 am - I would be proud to call myself a "Vietnam veteran," but I believe this distinction belongs only to those who served "in-country" during that period of war. I regret I d...
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Wipe the egg off your face, HeraldNov 10, 2015 11:00 pm - I got a good laugh from your Nov. 7 Soapbox. You stated that "we" all thought GI Joe was a hero and Kaner was a villain. Wrong. You did. Every picture and article of tha...
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What we'll never know about BenghaziNov 03, 2015 11:00 pm - On the day of Mrs. Clinton's scheduled testimony before the Special Committee regarding Benghazi, Mr. Minnerick writes to ask the question "what can we learn that hasn't...
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Gun buy-back deals are not the answerOct 30, 2015 12:00 am - Mayor Rahm Emanuel is proposing to spend $250,000 of taxpayer money to fund a gun buyback program. The mayor says the program is designed to get illegal guns off the cit...
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Editorial: You don't need to save the world as Katie does to make a differenceOct 19, 2015 11:00 pm - You might have read Sunday's story about Katie Hilborn, the former St. Charles resident who is battling rampant child sex trafficking in Nepal, and thought, "Well, good ...
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Financial literacy a critical college curriculumOct 19, 2015 1:00 am - In Elgin Community College's Game of Life, students move from station to station selecting a career, paying taxes and student loan payments, housing and transportation c...
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Start with universal background checksOct 19, 2015 1:00 am - Dear Congressman Hultgren, In the aftermath of the mass shooting last week at Umpqua Community College in Roseburg, Oregon, I am writing to demand the passage of sensibl...
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Look at taxes before defending ObamacareOct 17, 2015 1:00 am - The far left Mr. Minnerick says the GOP takes stupid positions regarding many national issues but provides no detailed explanation of both sides. To do this would requir...