Carol Stream Opinion
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Costs should drop in sentencing juvenilesOct 28, 2011 5:00 am - A revision in state law regarding sentencing of juvenile offenders should not burden local officials and likely will result in cost savings for taxpayers. The law descri...
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Do the math on teacher pensionsOct 27, 2011 5:00 am - I’m responding to Cindy Klickna’s Oct. 24 comments titled “Don’t blame public workers for woes.” Now keep in mind that she is the President of the Illinois Education Ass...
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Here are some reasons to ‘Occupy’Oct 27, 2011 5:00 am - Why Occupy? Does it seem silly that a grown man living a comfortable lifestyle would be seen standing at a busy intersection in an upscale neighborhood holding a sign sa...
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Harrop, Dems don’t grasp own ideologyOct 26, 2011 5:00 am - Harrop, Dems don’t grasp own ideology Columnist Froma Harrop’s Oct. 21 argument boils down to the claim that “class warfare” does not exist. Democrats just want ric...
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No workers’ comp for Joplin hero unfairOct 26, 2011 5:00 am - No workers’ comp for Joplin hero unfair The article, “Joplin ‘hero’ left to pay own medical bills,” was a real shocker. Social worker Mark Lindquist has been denied...
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Everyone should learn EnglishOct 25, 2011 5:00 am - Everyone should learn English The U.S. has dealt with illegal immigration for years upon years. Many people are starting to say, “So what, we can’t do anything abou...
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‘Standout’ is poster child for generationOct 25, 2011 5:00 am - ‘Standout’ is poster child for generation What a wonderfully written article about Amberly Glitz on Page 1 of the Oct. 20 Daily Herald. Amberly’s motivation for hel...
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Overwhelmed by GOP debatesOct 25, 2011 5:00 am - Overwhelmed by GOP debates Twelve more Republican debates from November through March? Give us a break. If the Republican Party has actually scheduled a dozen or mo...
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Eradicate disease so families are sparedOct 24, 2011 5:00 am - Great article on Oct. 18 about the Cuccinotto family and their battle with Huntington’s disease. My dad, John, and Joe Cuccinotto were our football, basketball and baseb...
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Domestic violence does happen hereOct 23, 2011 6:00 am - On Oct. 17, the Daily Herald reported the murder of Nancy Bustos in her Glen Ellyn home. Police are searching for an ex-husband who shared a residence with the murder vi...