Westmont Opinion
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No. 1 cancer killer can be preventedNov 21, 2011 4:00 am - Lung cancer is America’s No. 1 cancer killer for both men and women, and the statistics are stunning. One in 14 Americans gets lung cancer, killing more people than leuk...
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Fight against heroin involves us allNov 20, 2011 11:00 pm - Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul doesn’t worry much about whether heroin is legal because he’s not interested in it and he doesn’t know anyone who is. He shoul...
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Poor leadership in District 87?Nov 20, 2011 5:00 am - As a retired teacher from Glenbard South High School I read with great interest the Nov. 17 letter to Fence Post from Madihah Sharif. I would agree with her premise that...
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Good decision on county youth homeNov 20, 2011 5:00 am - As the former DuPage County Board chairman and the past chairman of the Regional Transportation Authority, I applaud Chairman Dan Cronin’s effort to close the DuPage juv...
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Farmer, miner, fisherman, politicianNov 19, 2011 5:00 am - This man is a farmer. See him sweat. He is sweating because he is tending his crop. The farmer grows food so all of us can eat. The man standing beside the farmer is a ...
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The Soapbox: The end to toll perksNov 19, 2011 4:00 am - A benefit costing a buck or two a day per employee doesn’t sound like much. But $478,300 does. That’s the yearly cost — after a toll increase coming Jan. 1 — of an Illin...
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No Child Left Behind must be repealedNov 19, 2011 12:00 am - I am writing concerning the Oct. 31 news article titled “Educators want break from federal goals.” As a student who has seen the damages the No Child Left Behind Act has...
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Wheaton ice rink unnecessary frillNov 18, 2011 4:00 am - From watching the news, it appears many people are losing their jobs, their homes and much of their retirement nest egg. These are hard economic times. That is everywher...
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School’s healthy food program impressiveNov 18, 2011 4:00 am - I am writing in regards to the article titled “No cupcakes here!” in the Oct. 31 Health and Fitness section of the Daily Herald. The healthy food program at the Northeas...
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School is more than just its test scoresNov 17, 2011 4:00 am - I am writing in regard to the article titled “Educators want break from federal goals” in the Oct. 31 Daily Herald. It is absolutely mind-boggling that 80 percent of Il...