Westmont Opinion
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‘Potential’ life argument is nonsenseDec 10, 2011 4:00 am - In reply to the Dec. 1 letter to the editor “Abortion about ending potential life” from Theodore M. Utchen: Mr. Utchen wrote that a fetus in the womb is a “potential hum...
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Easy fix for Illinois map messDec 10, 2011 4:00 am - The new Illinois congressional remap, devised by the Democrat-controlled General Assembly, looks like cutouts prepared and pasted into place by kindergarten children. It...
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Another judge, harsher sentence?Dec 10, 2011 4:00 am - Blago should be grateful he was sentenced by Judge Zagel instead of a Judge Zegel. Stan Zegel Winfield ...
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Don’t pay students for good gradesDec 10, 2011 4:00 am - The debate over whether students should be paid for earning good grades in school is currently a popular topic. I believe students should not be given any type of paymen...
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Easier immigration isn’t that easyDec 10, 2011 4:00 am - Letter writer Valerie Carrion’s Nov. 23 letter (Easier immigration solution is needed) raised several issues to be better defined. Yes, our government and John Q. Public...
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Allow book rental; help ECC studentsDec 09, 2011 4:00 am - A school or a college’s job is not only to educate its students, but also help them and when possible in every way. I think that Elgin Community College should allow its...
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Keep shining light on heroin addictionDec 09, 2011 4:00 am - We would like to commend the Daily Herald for shining a light on the darkness of suburban heroin addiction and death. Here at the Robert Crown Center for Health Educatio...
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Newborns are hardly independentDec 09, 2011 4:00 am - Is abortion murder? That is for the lawyers and politicians to decided. Regardless, abortion does end a life. Theodore M. Utchen would call this a potential life and tha...
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Slots at Arlington good for horse racingDec 09, 2011 4:00 am - Illinois is losing business to other states in the gambling industry. The Illinois board would allow slots at Arlington Park. Adding slots at Arlington Park will not kil...
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Wall Street protests are off the markDec 07, 2011 8:00 am - The Wall Street protesters are really after the wrong target. It is either from memory lapse or false information by the protest organizers. Let’s go back to the Clinto...