Wheaton Opinion
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More taxes seems contrary to economic development goalJun 26, 2019 1:00 am - The DuPage Tourism Coalition says Naperville's opposition to a hotel/motel tax is risking DuPage County tourism and that Naperville needs to be a team player. While that...
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June is a time to reflect on women's advancesJun 22, 2019 1:00 am - On June 18, 1873, suffragist Susan B. Anthony was fined for attempting to vote in the presidential election. On June 18, 1928, aviator Amelia Earhart became the first wo...
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Try a little kindness; you'll benefitJun 22, 2019 1:00 am - When addressing graduates during graduation ceremonies, Kathleen H. Goeppinger, Ph.D., president and chief executive officer of Midwestern University, acknowledged the m...
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Editorial: Rehab agency deserves fair hearing for proposed Itasca facilityJun 18, 2019 11:00 pm - We spoke in favor of a nonprofit group's proposal 18 months ago to open a drug and alcohol treatment center in Wheaton, but its rejection in the face of community opposi...
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The comparison is fairJun 18, 2019 1:00 am - My goodness. I'm so surprised the Daily Herald printed Larry Schneider's letter complaining about the comparison of abortion to the Holocaust. Yes, it is a "poor compar...
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DuPage should ban animal circus actsJun 17, 2019 1:00 am - Re: "Responding to call for circus ban, group says animals have been treated properly at DuPage fairgrounds": (June 11) If the DuPage County Fair Association is serious ...
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Data center incentive will be good for IllinoisJun 15, 2019 1:00 am - On behalf of the Public Policy Committee of the Choose DuPage Economic Development Alliance, we applaud Gov. Pritzker and the General Assembly for supporting legislation...
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State running out of things to taxJun 15, 2019 1:00 am - The next step for Illinois will be to tax your assets. It would be popular with the bulk of the people, after all, it would be only be the rich that would be taxed, at l...
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Hotel tax can help drive DuPage economyJun 14, 2019 1:00 am - In my 30-plus years in hospitality throughout the country, the magnitude of tourism as an economic driver was never questioned - a visitor coming to a destination to spe...
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Trump golfs while nation declinesJun 08, 2019 1:00 am - Like the decadent and ineffective Roman emperor Nero, who blithely played his lyre as Rome was destroyed by fire, our president plays golf at his private country clubs w...