Wheaton Opinion
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Even in fire pit, don't burn leavesNov 05, 2017 12:01 am - As autumn chill leads to falling leaves, I will not be burning them in a backyard fire pit like a few of my Wheaton neighbors might do. It may seem OK, given that the f...
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Pence NFL walk-off an expensive stuntOct 24, 2017 1:00 am - At an Oct. 8 NFL game, the White House pulled off a very expensive stunt. At the cost of more than $30,000 an hour, we taxpayers paid for the use of Air Force Two and we...
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Fortunately, these soldiers lost the warOct 19, 2017 12:01 am - While I doubt that you could find even one living American veteran who would say that they fought to preserve the right of police to brutalize people of color and to pre...
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Editorial: How would camera disrupt decorum of DuPage courtroom?Oct 18, 2017 11:00 pm - It has been five years since DuPage County first allowed photographers into their courtrooms. And even though there have been no problems to speak of, that hasn't stoppe...
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Editorial: Fighting opioid epidemic on many frontsOct 12, 2017 5:00 am - If anyone doubts the extent of the opioid epidemic, pay attention to these stories on the federal, state and local level just in the last couple days. On Tuesday, first ...
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Controlling our own public spaceOct 09, 2017 12:01 am - There is a story, often told, that upon exiting the Constitutional Convention, Benjamin Franklin was approached by a group of citizens asking what sort of government the...
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NFL, fans need to draw the lineOct 02, 2017 1:00 am - Regading the NFL protests, I do not agree that players should be fired for exercising their First Amendment rights, but at some point the NFL and the fans need to draw t...
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New Jefferson needed, but not in Graf ParkSep 29, 2017 12:01 am - I'm concerned about Wheaton Warrenville Unit District 200's plan to swap land with the Wheaton Park District to build a new Jefferson early learning center adjacent to M...
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Wheaton College silence is consentSep 28, 2017 12:01 am - Dear President Ryken and the Board of Trustees, Your silence is consent. As a Wheaton College alumna, I am more than "deeply troubled" by the recent news that five Wheat...
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Congress forgets value of compromiseSep 26, 2017 12:01 am - I have just finished reading Doris Kearns Goodwin's magnificent book, "A Team of Rivals." She wrote about the evening that Richmond, Va. fell. A crowd had gathered in fr...