West Chicago Opinion
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Look at soldiers as people firstJan 03, 2011 10:00 pm - Unlike David Smith of the Illinois Family Institute, I am not appalled that U.S. Sens. Durbin and Kirk voted to repeal Don't Ask Don't Tell. I think this will finally de...
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To unsung heroes, the entrepreneursJan 03, 2011 10:00 pm - Richest blessings to the human engines of the economy, the entrepreneurs. Your names and your businesses are listed in the millions of Yellow Pages throughout the land. ...
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Still keeping eye on forest preserveJan 02, 2011 10:00 pm - Thank you to the voters, volunteers, supporters, financial contributors, fellow candidates and organizations who made my campaign for DuPage County Forest Preserve Commi...
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Views on railroad crossing deathsJan 02, 2011 10:00 pm - The Daily Herald has a tendency to bury the death notices of railroad crossing deaths somewhere deep in the inner pages. However, the accidents which occur when these v...
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A little sharing could go a long wayJan 01, 2011 10:00 pm - While winter break gave students and teachers a reprieve from the daily routine, officials from some suburban districts took no break from thinking about ways to use tax...
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Civil law is best approach to marriageDec 30, 2010 10:00 pm - Carol J. Wright (“Civil unions an assault on marriage,” Dec. 25) seems to be laboring under the misconception that the Catholic Church is entitled to determine the law o...
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Emanuel is not a Chicago residentDec 30, 2010 10:00 pm - After all the testimony, the Chicago Board of Elections now must decide if its one-year residency rule has any common sense meaning. My pocket dictionary defines “reside...
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Support for gays misstates theologyDec 30, 2010 10:00 pm - In “Letter hurtful to gays, lesbians” (Dec. 12), the letter writer expressed being offended by a previously printed letter which articulated “hate and religion-based big...
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Vouchers, not projects, for AuroraDec 30, 2010 10:00 pm - For more than a year, the Aurora Housing Authority has been talking about demolishing the Jericho Circle complex and building a new complex on the same site. This new AH...
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Wheaton deserves credit for tax cutDec 30, 2010 10:00 pm - The city government of Wheaton recently voted to decrease its property tax levy by more than $20,000. It is encouraging to see a city where revenues are ahead of expendi...