West Chicago Opinion
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Small gestures of good, bad leave lasting marks on kidsJan 30, 2011 11:00 pm - A smart kid with good grades, Michael Spivak came from a supportive family and had just celebrated a successful bar mitzvah that ushered him into manhood. But he still w...
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Writer exposed bias toward ChristiansJan 30, 2011 10:00 pm - So much for the Daily Herald's New Year resolution clarion call for civility. Rarely have I felt the need to defend a letter I've written as I'm typically not berated li...
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'Moment of Silence' was the way to goJan 30, 2011 10:00 pm - President Obama showed great wisdom in having a Moment of Silence, rather than a Moment of Prayer, for the six dead and for Rep. Gabriel Giffords and 13 others wounded i...
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Gratitude for those who fight hungerJan 29, 2011 10:00 pm - With the level of hunger at its highest point in more than a decade, I would like to thank the hardworking staff and volunteers at food pantries across Illinois who stru...
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Need real dialogue in fluoride debateJan 28, 2011 11:00 pm - Need real dialogue in fluoride debate I was disappointed to read the article that so boldly conjectured that fluoride should be used in bottled water. This is nothi...
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Toppled for the want of a paper clipJan 28, 2011 11:00 pm - Toppled for the want of a paper clip April 2011 sees the latest election for the College of DuPage board of trustees, which means for the second time in recent year...
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Exploiting tragedy for political pointsJan 27, 2011 11:00 pm - The recent rhetoric about the Tucson rampage from Dick Durbin, the guttersnipes on MSNBC and the liberal media is truly despicable. Durbin, who once said about our troop...
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Which health crisis do we need to fix?Jan 27, 2011 11:00 pm - In the Jan. 18 Washington Post, Glenn Kessler expounds on aspects of the health care reform bill that most people don’t seem to get. P.J. Bertrand’s letter in the Daily ...
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It’s the union, not the uniformJan 27, 2011 11:00 pm - Instead of asking, “Should the retired Army colonel running for Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211 board have the right to wear his uniform in campaign photos?...
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Do some research before spouting offJan 27, 2011 11:00 pm - In his Jan. 22 Fence Post letter, Joel Jenkins of Medinah says that it’s “insanity that automatic weapons were/are so readily available to the likes of Jared Loughner.” ...