Carol Stream Opinion
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Be careful stewards of public's trustMay 06, 2009 11:00 pm - One newly elected mayor fired the help. One new trustee almost swore in frustration. Other newly elected leaders took the helm far more quietly this week with pledges t...
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Fond memories of Doc BlanchardMay 05, 2009 11:00 pm - Noting the passing of football great "Doc" Blanchard brings in some memories of the 1940s. He was paired with speedster Glen Davis at West Point. I think of him in game...
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The truth about 'assault rifles'May 05, 2009 11:00 pm - In her April 20 article titled "We stand by as others are gunned down," Cynthia Tucker demonstrates how misinformed she is regarding guns and gun crime. She decries the...
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Power of prayer failed DriscollMay 03, 2009 11:00 pm - When Driscoll Catholic was notified by the Christian Brothers of the Midwest and the Joliet Diocese that they were going to close, it stunned the students, alumni, and p...
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Schools are appropriately cautiousMay 03, 2009 11:00 pm - Many suburban students will be getting extra days off this week as a result of swine flu precautions. As Daily Herald staff writers Matt Arado and Robert McCoppin report...
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Gun 'forum' had an obvious agendaMay 02, 2009 11:00 pm - On April 21, the Wheaton League of Women Voters sponsored a so-called "forum" on "gun violence" which euphemistically was anything but a public forum. Instead, the meeti...
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A fifty-dollar lesson in patienceMay 02, 2009 11:00 pm - "Patience is a virtue Possess it if you can. Sometimes found in women. Never in a man." More often, "Patience is its own reward." But not this time. My wife, Lillian, ha...
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Public barking back at Big ThreeMay 02, 2009 11:00 pm - Yes, that's correct - the Big Three have worn blinders for the past four decades and despite themselves gotten away with highway robbery. Now the result has come to roos...
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Why not a tax on pornography?May 01, 2009 11:00 pm - Our various American and European governments seem to be ready to clutch any straws floating by in the vast sea of deficits being handed down to future generations as a ...
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No surprise when property taxes go upMay 01, 2009 11:00 pm - With the first installment of our property tax bills due on June 1, the media has become eerily quiet with the pending crisis in DuPage County. Why? Because we all have ...