Wheaton Opinion
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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...
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High time to change Electoral CollegeSep 25, 2017 12:01 am - The South was fighting the Union long before the Civil War, like in 1787 during the Constitutional Convention. The southern states were responsible for both the Electora...
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Future of planet at stakeSep 21, 2017 1:00 am - Growing and overwhelming evidence confirms the long-predicted catastrophic effect of global warming. Extreme weather patterns are occurring all over the world and for so...
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RONALD L. SCHEFDORE D.M.D., LTD HOSTING A COAT DRIVESep 18, 2017 11:00 pm - Give the gift of warmth. People's Resource Center is in need this winter. Donate new and used coats, hats & gloves. They are always in need of New socks. All sizes accep...
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Editorial: New hazing charges provide yet another reminder of need for culture of respectSep 18, 2017 11:00 pm - Sadly, the story is one that we have heard far too often. And while those accused in the Wheaton College hazing assault on two freshman football players are presumed inn...