Carol Stream Opinion
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Get a clue about our governmentOct 12, 2019 1:00 am - Who is our White House press secretary? Clue: the one who has never held a White House press briefing - not the one who recently joined Fox News, nor the one who says ou...
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New Voices for the Climate Kids: Growing the movement after the Sept. 20 Climate StrikeOct 07, 2019 11:00 pm - On Friday, Sept. 20, activists of all ages spanned westward from Grant Park, barricaded by police officers, and serenaded by the shouts of thousands. Above the crowd, a ...
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Why won't Dems join China resistance?Sep 28, 2019 1:00 am - I have called Rep. Sean Casten, the offices of Sen. Duckworth and Sen. Durbin several times and asked a simple question and have yet to get an answer from any of them, s...
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U. S. can assume leadership role with climate legislationSep 20, 2019 1:00 am - On Sept. 18, the Trump administration formally revoked California's authority to set tailpipe pollution rules that are stricter than federal standards. This comes less t...
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Work harder to fight marijuanaSep 15, 2019 1:00 am - Illinois has opened a can of worms since the legislature quickly passed the marijuana bill to the new governor to sign. Why is it that people of Illinois are taking a ba...
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Lexicon of 'leadership'Sep 14, 2019 1:00 am - A vocabulary list to better understand news coverage of our president: Spewing, hurling - as in vomiting lies and tossing insults, especially toward women, nonwhites, o...
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Trump's failed diplomacySep 14, 2019 1:00 am - Trump diplomacy has been a total failure. Months of negotiations with the Taliban have now collapsed. Negotiations with North Korea have ended. The Palestinians have not...
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RemembranceSep 12, 2019 1:00 am - After seeing the photo of Anne Frank and looking into her eyes. I thought why isn't this photo enlarged and put on every important building and structure with the words ...
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Inflation and minimum wageSep 06, 2019 1:00 am - Why is a minimum wage of $15 per hour a pie in the sky for us while in many other industrialized nations, a minimum wage of $20 or more per hour has been the norm for ma...
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A Lombard letter to the editor: Trump acts more like an alcoholic than an alcoholic.Sep 03, 2019 1:00 am - Trump acts more like an alcoholic than an alcoholic. He denies. He blames. He's full of self-pity. He has no respect for the truth. He's self-centered in the extreme. He...