Westmont Opinion
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Are students ready for this academia?Mar 15, 2011 12:00 am - Though the viewing of pornography seems to be an accepted practice in our society I was yet shocked at the recent news of the Northwestern University professor who not o...
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Middle class most needs our helpMar 14, 2011 12:00 am - Just as the Great Recession has begun to ease along comes another crater in the road to stymie the return to a reasonable level of economic sanity. The recent spike in f...
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Don’t complain of barriers you createMar 14, 2011 12:00 am - It is ironic for the DuPage Forest Preserve or other governments to complain about the time they spend in responding to Freedom of Information Act requests. It is a self...
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Make that Decatur, not DouglasMar 14, 2011 12:00 am - Priscilla Weese, in her Fence Post of March 6, credits Stephen Douglas with defeating the Barbary pirates. Mr. Douglas was involved in many activities, including United ...
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Hastert, Daley friendship gives hopeMar 14, 2011 12:00 am - How refreshing it was to read in the Daily Herald (March 4) that J. Dennis Hastert, former speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, introduced Mayor Richard Daley a...
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Good riddance to death penaltyMar 14, 2011 12:00 am - This letter is written in agreement with the young lady, Jessica Leighton, who wrote a letter against the death penalty. Years ago, when I was in college, I learned the ...
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Skarr, Birt for COD boardMar 14, 2011 12:00 am - Daily Herald Editorial Board As we have said in this space in the past, we believe the College of DuPage is moving strongly in the right direction. Five candidates are r...
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Helping people who want freedomMar 14, 2011 12:00 am - Fence Post writer Marion Reis thinks the Republicans want to reduce taxes for the super wealthy. Give me the numbers: what income level is super wealthy and how much of ...
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Did she give back her union-won raises?Mar 14, 2011 12:00 am - In Elizabeth Pearson’s March 5 Fence Post letter, she incorrectly accuses teacher unions of spending dues money on political activity. In fact, the preponderance of dues...
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Debate over Bartlett HS’s moment of silenceMar 13, 2011 11:00 pm - I read with some bewilderment Mr. Perlman’s letter on Feb. 2nd. He finds Bartlett High School’s “moment of silence” to be “absolutely disgusting.” His reasoning is that ...