St. Charles Opinion
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Why won't Islamic lands take refugees?Nov 24, 2015 11:00 pm - One aspect of the Syrian "refugee" business that perplexes me is that the "refugees" are trying to leave their culture, their language, their religion, etc., and go to t...
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How does this make our country better?Nov 23, 2015 5:00 am - There is no gray area here. President Obama's Department of Education will force our daughters to shower with other students who have "male genitalia" or run the risk of...
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Holding the line on Kane County taxesNov 21, 2015 11:00 pm - As Kane County Board chairman, I would like to thank each member of the county board and each commissioner of the forest preserve who once again voted to freeze the prop...
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Boy's suit forces him into locker roomNov 19, 2015 5:00 am - I've followed this story about allowing a transgender boy into the locker rooms and showers of the high school. As a mother of a 20-year-old boy and 18-year-old girl, I ...
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A Vietnam-era veteran's reflection: Honor all who servedNov 11, 2015 12:00 am - I would be proud to call myself a "Vietnam veteran," but I believe this distinction belongs only to those who served "in-country" during that period of war. I regret I d...
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Wipe the egg off your face, HeraldNov 10, 2015 11:00 pm - I got a good laugh from your Nov. 7 Soapbox. You stated that "we" all thought GI Joe was a hero and Kaner was a villain. Wrong. You did. Every picture and article of tha...
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What we'll never know about BenghaziNov 03, 2015 11:00 pm - On the day of Mrs. Clinton's scheduled testimony before the Special Committee regarding Benghazi, Mr. Minnerick writes to ask the question "what can we learn that hasn't...
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Editorial: You don't need to save the world as Katie does to make a differenceOct 19, 2015 11:00 pm - You might have read Sunday's story about Katie Hilborn, the former St. Charles resident who is battling rampant child sex trafficking in Nepal, and thought, "Well, good ...
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Start with universal background checksOct 19, 2015 1:00 am - Dear Congressman Hultgren, In the aftermath of the mass shooting last week at Umpqua Community College in Roseburg, Oregon, I am writing to demand the passage of sensibl...
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Bible isn't a textbook on cultureOct 15, 2015 12:00 am - I read with interest the letter in the Oct. 2 edition of the Daily Herald from Rich Lorimer. I realized again how little many people know about the scriptures. The Bible...