Glendale Heights Opinion
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Abandon embryonic stem cell researchFeb 21, 2008 10:00 pm - We can now add researchers at UCLA to the growing list of scientists who have confirmed that human skin cells can be converted to stem cells which are virtually identica...
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Lessons learned at NIU come back to the foreFeb 21, 2008 10:00 pm - Jim Davis, NIU Class of '77. B.S. in Journalism. Frankly, I hadn't been thinking about that a lot lately. Until this past week. In that time, I thought more than once of...
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Improve coverage for mental illnessFeb 21, 2008 10:00 pm - The horrible tragedy at Northern Illinois University has sparked increased debate about gun control in this country. I think it is as important, and would be more produc...
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In midst of covering tragedy, journalists do care about sourcesFeb 20, 2008 10:00 pm - Reporters and photographers play a role that goes beyond merely satisfying the public's curiosity about a shocking event. At times like these, news reporters aren't exac...
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When badges are only good for the egoFeb 17, 2008 10:00 pm - When some of us were little, we were so happy when we got one of those toy tin badges upon which was emblazoned "sheriff." We would pin those badges on our shirts, pull ...
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No democracy for women of IraqFeb 17, 2008 10:00 pm - I hope most people have read the latest report on how women in Iraq are being treated now that we have brought "democracy" to that country. Saddam Hussein was a hideous ...
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Governor has made state a laughingstockFeb 14, 2008 10:00 pm - For those of you that voted for this arrogant governor -- I did not -- your vote has put the state of Illinois in peril. From the multi-millions spent on special session...
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Leave God out of political analysisFeb 14, 2008 10:00 pm - In reading the front page article in the Thursday, Feb. 7 Daily Herald by Jake Griffin -- "DuPage County turning blue?" -- I was struck by the comments of State Sen. Dan...
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Clemens case shows how 'whodunit' can supercharge a storyFeb 13, 2008 10:00 pm - As a high school journalism teacher many years ago, I tried to prepare students who cared little about current events and would never want to work for a newspaper to at ...
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Poor photo choice in Caterpillar storyFeb 12, 2008 10:00 pm - Why would the Daily Herald choose to illustrate a business article about Caterpillar's recent earnings report by running a photograph of "Ground Zero"? Using the photo o...