St. Charles Opinion
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Dist. 303 should focus on the basicAug 29, 2007 11:00 pm - I was sitting with a group of parents last weekend discussing D303 and not one parent in the room had anything positive to say about our district. We were rehashing some...
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Thanks for help at MDA telethonAug 28, 2007 11:00 pm - Every year when Labor Day rolls around my family and I tune in to the MDA Jerry Lewis Telethon on WGN Channel 9. My son, Drew Soule, has spinal muscular atrophy, one of...
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Fans singing for a chance at 7th heavenAug 27, 2007 11:00 pm - As a kid growing up in Arlington Heights, Matt Shepardson dreamed of stepping up to home plate at Wrigley Field and launching a Ryne Sandberg-esque home run as C...
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We need leadership on important issuesAug 25, 2007 11:00 pm - When Lincoln was president in 1864 we know there was an awful war going on. He was pressured heavily by his GOP associates to step aside and not run for a second term be...
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Dogs preferred over an untrained childAug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - Regarding the "Sickening swims" soapbox item on Aug. 18, I have an even better question. Why does the Department of Public Health allow children who are not toilet-trai...
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Saturday Soapbox: C'mon, mom!Aug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - If you have a child as giving and apparently responsible as Evan Kuehnert, the Batavia 7-year-old who asked friends to skip birthday presents for him and instead bring p...
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Saturday Soapbox: C'mon, mom!Aug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - If you have a child as giving and apparently responsible as Evan Kuehnert, the Batavia 7-year-old who asked friends to skip birthday presents for him in lieu of presents...
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Saturday Soapbox: Should stay onAug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - U.S. Rep. Dennis Hastert has sidestepped questions about whether he will retire early from office. He should stay on until the end, if only to prevent a special election...
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Imagining legislators on election stumpAug 23, 2007 11:00 pm - Imagine a current Illinois lawmaker, campaigning to run again, speaking to a large gathering of his constituency: "I come to you today with a heavy and humble heart in a...
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Branches always test mettle of the othersAug 23, 2007 11:00 pm - The Aug. 14 reply by David Shroder to my letter about executive privilege tries to change the subject. Congress sought access to the administration's decision-making pr...