St. Charles Opinion
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Uplifting story of enduring love, loyaltyMar 08, 2008 10:00 pm - It's difficult to hide the fact that things have been dreary and even depressing of late. News about the economy and the job market has been unpleasant, regardless of wh...
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Young journalists deserve recognitionMar 08, 2008 10:00 pm - The end of February marks Scholastic Journalism Week, a time set aside each year by the Journalism Education Association for recognizing the efforts of student journalis...
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Saturday Soapbox: Doubtful predictionMar 07, 2008 10:00 pm - With people counting their pennies in these harsh economic times, it's possible Carpentersville's new 2-cent-per-gallon gas tax won't generate the $250,000 it expects. P...
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Guns are solution, not the problemMar 06, 2008 10:00 pm - In the March 2 edition of the Herald, Ms. Bast states, "If anyone who feels citizens have the right to bear many arms can answer the questions posed in my previous lette...
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Do we need background checks for house plant buyers?Mar 03, 2008 10:00 pm - The ricin poison found in a Las Vegas hotel room is so deadly that a speck the size of a pinhead could kill you. The hotel occupant is still unconscious in a hospital, b...
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For some, the grief is just beginningMar 02, 2008 10:00 pm - As I prepared to leave work on Feb. 14, I was paged to report to the office. The secretary was quick to say "Every thing is OK." Then said there had been a shooting at ...
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Goudie unfair to family, friendsMar 02, 2008 10:00 pm - I see that Chuck Goudie is patting himself on the back for seeing oh so clearly all the supposed red flags that the NIU shooter was setting off. Of course, to have seen ...
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Writer dead wrong on 14th AmendmentMar 02, 2008 10:00 pm - Thomas Tawney is dead wrong when he says in his Feb. 25 letter the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the 14th Amendment guarantees citizenship to children born to illegal al...
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Foster would not be a rubber stampFeb 29, 2008 10:00 pm - The worst possible thing that could happen to residents of the 14th U.S. House District on March 8 is to end up with another Bush rubber stamp in Washington. For the pa...
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Wake up from the Obama trance nowFeb 29, 2008 10:00 pm - The hypnotic allure of this Chance Gardener, the "Being There" character, is playing out all over America in Barack Obama's bid for president. The senator from Illinois ...