Wheaton Opinion
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Government again falls down on jobMay 21, 2010 11:00 pm - It would be foolish to stop drilling in the Gulf of Mexico despite the recent disaster. While many think we're the only ones drilling in the Gulf, there actually are man...
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Blame state for financial distressMay 20, 2010 11:00 pm - If you pay into Social Security, your employer is required by law to contribute a matching amount into the system on your behalf. The state of Illinois is also required...
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Palin visit was pure entertainmentMay 20, 2010 11:00 pm - Many thanks to the Rosemont Theatre for hosting The Sarah Palin Show. Since its inception the theater has brought excellent entertainment and comedy to our area. Sarah P...
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The scoop on Lee, Evan and Michael correspondentsMay 20, 2010 11:00 pm - Call it a reality trifecta. A perfect storm of local Losers, Idols and Dancers. Next week, we could have the "Biggest Loser" from Bartlett, a Mount Prospect "American Id...
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Cost-cutting a joke to fire board?May 20, 2010 11:00 pm - During the last Carol Stream Fire Protection District board of trustees meeting, I thought that our new fire chief, Rick Kolomay, was going to cry, so distraught was he ...
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Stop paying salaries 'til budget balancedMay 19, 2010 11:00 pm - As I watch the political bickering going on in Springfield regarding the financial mess in which we find our state, it occurred to me that one of the obvious steps to he...
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Miss the lesson on compound interest?May 19, 2010 11:00 pm - Too bad Robert Melbye was asleep in his high school math class when everyone else was learning about the multiplying effects of compound interest. The money taken from ...
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Let's keep God out of our tragediesMay 19, 2010 11:00 pm - The May 13 Daily Herald reports that a Libyan airplane carrying 104 people crashed on approaching Tripoli's airport, leaving 103 of the passengers killed, and a 10-year-...
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Thanks for standing tall for citizensMay 18, 2010 11:00 pm - Dictionary meaning of illegal alien: "Foreigner who enters the U.S. without an entry or immigrant visa, esp. a person who crosses the border by avoiding inspection or wh...
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Click it or Ticket runs May 14-31May 18, 2010 11:00 pm - Wearing your safety belt is the single most effective crash protection available. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, in 2008 the use of saf...