Carol Stream Opinion
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GOP congressmen selling out for TrumpDec 08, 2017 12:00 am - President Donald Trump forwarded three inflammatory tweets from a person convicted of racial hate crimes in the UK. He did not bother to check on the veracity of the inf...
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An advance for safetyDec 05, 2017 12:00 am - The article about self-driving vehicles to reduce deaths related to motor vehicle accidents shows just one of the many benefits of the advancement of technology. Many pe...
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Regulation is answer to kneeling issueDec 03, 2017 12:00 am - This is in response to a letter by Gail E. Rose in the Herald's Nov. 13 edition. The letter spoke of how the NFL has changed over the years. More specifically, how it ha...
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No true balance of interests in abortionDec 02, 2017 12:00 am - In his recent letter to the editor, Mr. Theodore Utchen argued in support of America's approach to the abortion issue. I write in response only because his letter is suc...
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Economists ignoredNov 30, 2017 12:00 am - Thirty-seven out of 38 interviewed University of Chicago economists - one misinterpreted the question - said that the current versions of the GOP tax reform bill are sim...
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Rushed tax reform bill is devastatingNov 30, 2017 12:00 am - Following the narrowly passed House version of tax reform, Paul Ryan crowed "we're excited" - presumably "we" meaning the 227 Republican representatives who voted for th...
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Connection clear between tax cuts, growthNov 27, 2017 12:00 am - Ralph Martire's recent column "Lessons of history don't speak well for supply-side tax reform" didn't tell you what has historically happened to the economic growth rate...
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Start supporting music for the right reasonNov 23, 2017 12:00 am - Research shows that music benefits brain development and academic performance. Common arguments today would have you believe that this is a reason to support music and m...
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Keep Thanksgiving spirit all weekendNov 22, 2017 12:00 am - Thanksgiving is a day of giving thanks for the blessing of the harvest and of the following year. The irony is that this day of feeling blessed is followed by Black Frid...
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#MeToo movement is hearteningNov 20, 2017 12:00 am - The first time I was sexually molested, I spoke out. I was a kindergartner and the resulting reactions to my "telling on" our elderly neighbor were traumatic - adults s...