Wheaton Opinion
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Can't support candidate's extreme positionsFeb 10, 2018 12:00 am - My husband and I are lifelong moderate Republicans who cannot support Jeannie Ives for governor. Her zero tolerance for a person's sexual orientation or transgender stat...
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Benefits of tax cuts already being feltFeb 04, 2018 12:00 am - Companies are awarding bonuses and raises, and the stock market closed at (yet another) record high after the broad tax relief bill was successfully passed. I can't imag...
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Air traffic control effort is power grabJan 28, 2018 12:00 am - After the Daily Herald published a prominently positioned op-ed column by an airline industry lobbyist in favor of privatizing air traffic control, it is necessary to se...
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Let's not shoot ourselves in the footJan 25, 2018 12:00 am - Our country's positive economic situation today should mostly be attributed to President Obama's response to the Great Recession that he inherited in January 2009 from P...
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Thank you for gift of good health for disadvantagedJan 24, 2018 12:00 am - The Wheaton Chapter of the Auxiliary of the Infant Welfare Society of Chicago wishes to thank all those who supported its 48th annual Luminaria Sale fundraiser this past...
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Actions, not tweets, are damaging AmericaJan 15, 2018 12:00 am - While the focus in the mainstream media and on social media remains fixed on our president's abuse of his Twitter account and the number of days he spends golfing, his p...
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Taxpayers lose again in District 200 planJan 14, 2018 12:00 am - After District 200 twice failed to win taxpayer support for funds to rebuild Jefferson Early Childhood Center ($17.6 million in 2013 and $16.6 million in April 2013), th...
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Don't forget 'prince' on World Peace DayJan 13, 2018 12:00 am - On the surface, the olio gathering of religious leaders to wish and pray for peace looks and sounds wonderful. However, the one key ingredient to all of this seems to be...
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Editorial: Let facts guide decision on treatment centerJan 11, 2018 10:00 pm - The myriad reasons for Wheaton residents packing the city's planning and zoning board meeting to object to a proposed substance abuse treatment center boil down to one k...
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Remember need for skilled tradesJan 11, 2018 12:00 am - I read the opinions of candidates for the 6th District in Congress and their main concerns about the current state of, basically, the cost of a college education. Well, ...