St. Charles Opinion
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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 ...
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Goudie's column right on the markFeb 28, 2008 10:00 pm - On Monday, a letter was printed that strongly took Mr. Goudie to task for his column written last week in the aftermath of the NIU tragedy. I understand how emotional th...
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Testing brouhaha about 'special' dealsFeb 27, 2008 10:00 pm - On the front page recently, a headline read, "District willing to snub the law." It was about District 93 begin against giving certain tests to kids still learning Engli...
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St. Charles parks officials thankfulFeb 26, 2008 10:00 pm - I am writing on behalf of the Board of Park Commissioners and staff of the St. Charles Park District to extend my thanks to park district residents for their support of ...