West Chicago Opinion
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Pothole patching paves path to profound columnJan 01, 2009 10:00 pm - Perhaps the pothole patcher is swifter than the pen. All I know is we had a plan on Tuesday to do a story about all the potholes popping up like petunias, but the report...
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Get ready for a spate of biggests, bests, worstsDec 25, 2008 10:00 pm - I don't know about you, but I really like those end-of-the-year lists - the best/worst TV shows, movies, fashion, hairdos and don'ts. Some might argue that this is lazy...
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Deonte shouldn't have been expelledDec 19, 2008 10:00 pm - After reading "One of the families in U-46 lawsuit to sue over expulsion" in your newspaper, I strongly side with the decision Deonte's parents made. Deonte, a student a...
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Volunteer options at Giving DuPageDec 17, 2008 10:00 pm - Thank you, Daily Herald, for your Dec. 9 front-page coverage of the increasing needs of our nonprofit organizations and the need for volunteers in our community. As a c...
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9,637 text messages: A Glen Ellyn affair to rememberDec 11, 2008 10:00 pm - Did they do anything wrong? Or perhaps the question would be better-phrased - wrong enough to warrant firing or a demotion? The attempted firing, then aborted demotion o...
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Others to consider in commutationsDec 09, 2008 10:00 pm - If Dick Durbin and our illustrious governor would like to commute the sentence of the dishonorable former Gov. George Ryan, will they also be pleading the cases of the 1...
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Why kids should be taught in EnglishDec 08, 2008 10:00 pm - On Nov. 18, I was a speaker at the Illinois Institute for Policy in Chicago. The subject was "English Learners and Chicago's Future: What is working and what changes are...
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Children are our hope for futureDec 01, 2008 10:00 pm - During this especially meaningful time of year, DuPage Children's Museum would like to give its sincere, heartfelt thanks to the more than 500 volunteers who make a diff...
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Standards cause nurse shortageNov 25, 2008 10:00 pm - We are in hospitals, home care, nursing homes, and doctor's offices. Unfortunately school nursing is one of the lowest paying fields of nursing. Some school districts re...
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Schools do need to support gay groupsNov 24, 2008 10:00 pm - It is obvious that Wayne Lela (Fence Post, Nov. 23) has not met many students who happen to be gay. He compares their status to "promiscuity" in his argument as to why t...