Carol Stream Opinion
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Editorial: The Cook County sheriff's deputies' Super Bowl abuse of sick timeJun 09, 2015 11:00 pm - Few of us begrudge the extra costs - even the sometimes substantial extra costs - that accompany a professional sports championship. The planning. The ticker tape parade...
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Religious beliefs do change with timesJun 07, 2015 1:00 am - In her Opinion column of May 20, 2015, Kathleen Parker is critical of Hillary Clinton's remark that "Deep-seated cultural codes, religious beliefs and structural biases ...
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Wheaton College's lesson from HastertJun 04, 2015 11:00 pm - As a graduate of Wheaton College I believe strongly that this is an extraordinary teachable moment for the institution. The story of Dennis Hastert is simply tragic. Thi...
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Editorial: New tools are available on government spending; use themMay 31, 2015 11:00 pm - Analyzing Kane County government spending became easier Monday with the launch of a new web portal that officials say provides "unprecedented access to Kane County's fin...
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Rain didn't spoil Wheaton's paradeMay 31, 2015 12:01 am - As I write this letter, I am home drying out after watching the Wheaton Memorial Day Parade. It was just starting to sprinkle when I walked over to city hall, my perch f...
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Editorial: Local schools, colleges should be controlled locally, not in SpringfieldMay 27, 2015 11:00 pm - Legislators' efforts to meddle in the affairs of local community college districts stalled Friday and for all the right reasons. Liz Brown, of the Illinois Council of Co...
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Problems with immigration billsMay 27, 2015 12:01 am - Problems with immigration bills While I fully support the overhaul of our immigration laws, and applaud efforts to simplify legal procedures to encourage legal immi...
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Bill forces doctors to violate their beliefsMay 26, 2015 5:01 am - Lawmakers in the Illinois House are considering a deeply troubling piece of legislation that would compel medical personnel in Illinois to violate their deeply held beli...
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Focus on behavior, not police weaponryMay 24, 2015 6:01 am - There certainly is military equipment that should not be used by police departments, i.e. bayonets, grenade launchers, etc. However, placing surplus armored personnel ca...
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Pension plans that can't be sustainedMay 19, 2015 12:01 am - Pension plans that can't be sustained The Illinois Supreme Court decision to strike down the 2013 pension law coupled with the recent decision that post-retirement ...