Wheaton Opinion
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District must curtail spendingJul 09, 2018 1:00 am - Community Unit School District 200 had a failed $132 million referendum in 2017. People might have said OK if they thought it was being spent well, not for raises for th...
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Too little, too late on gun control supportJul 07, 2018 1:00 am - It was with no small level of disgust that I opened my mailbox to see a piece of political literature from the Roskam campaign touting the U.S. Sixth District congressma...
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Who is discriminating?Jul 06, 2018 1:00 am - Wayne Lela is to be congratulated for creating the Mr. Universe of Straw Men in his letter of June 29. He states: "So the owner of the Red Hen restaurant in Lexington, V...
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Patriotism soared at band concertJul 06, 2018 1:00 am - The Wheaton Municipal Band's patriotic performance June 28 was astounding. I always enjoy these performances and proudly stand for my Marine Corps service salute. This y...
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Double standard on demand for apologiesJul 01, 2018 1:00 am - I read that House Speaker Paul Ryan asked Rep. Maxine Waters to apologize for her remarks. I do not agree with protesting elected officials when they are not performing ...
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Trump's immoral, un-American border policyJun 28, 2018 1:00 am - Donald Trump and his Republican Party have shown their true colors as they pull children from their parents' arms, put them in cages of chain link fence and provide no c...
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When do we get a break?Jun 20, 2018 1:00 am - As I read the paper June 15, I saw that over 15,000 state union employees sued to get guaranteed raises based on old contractual language that will cost John and Jane Do...
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Democracy under attackJun 18, 2018 1:00 am - Hold on to your wallets and your savings accounts - and your confidence in the democratic process. In the last couple of months, Donald Trump has sidled up to Vladimir P...
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Many work hard to learn EnglishJun 11, 2018 1:00 am - The Elgin letter writer who singles out Latinos as unwilling to learn English may not realize organizations offering free English classes and one-on-one tutors have long...
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Why was money flown to Iran?Jun 11, 2018 1:00 am - An excellent letter by Tony Atkins on May 13 explains the flaws of Obama's various past accords, deals, among other failures. The JCPA Iranian deal is not even as bindin...