Wheaton Opinion
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Sotomayor's remarks not racistJun 23, 2009 11:00 pm - Robert Graham (Fence Post June 7) implied Sonia Sotomayor's comments about her life experience as a Latina female were racist, because she belongs to a Hispanic group ca...
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Why no funding for heart disease cure?Jun 22, 2009 11:00 pm - Your pharmaceutical company-inspired propaganda about alternative medicine on the front page of the June 11 business section by Marilynn Marchione is extraordinarily poo...
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County kids have inside track to jobsJun 22, 2009 11:00 pm - I am writing in response to the June 10 Daily Herald article about DuPage County officials, nepotism and summer jobs in the county. I start this response with the fact t...
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Be proactive against pesky mosquitoesJun 22, 2009 11:00 pm - Two sure signs of summer are expected to surface this week - one welcome, one not so. Meteorologists say the warmer weather we've been craving after what seemed to be a ...
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Drinking age of 21 a 'massive failure'Jun 19, 2009 11:00 pm - The 18th birthday is a major turning point in young people's lives. They can buy tobacco, they can purchase lottery tickets, they can be drafted or volunteer for militar...
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Eisenhower: A hero leading heroesJun 18, 2009 11:00 pm - On June 6, 1944, almost 350,000 soldiers and sailors successfully performed the largest amphibious assault ever, taking back the shores of Normandy for Nazi Germany. Ge...
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Playtime over; take their toys awayJun 15, 2009 11:00 pm - I have always wondered why it is that some unsuspecting politician/lobbyist is periodically culled from the herd and prosecuted over pay-to-play behavior. It is after al...
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Aurora alderman calls for changeJun 15, 2009 11:00 pm - On June 1, like many of you, I paid our property tax bills. My tax bill has increased 27 percent in two years. I hear the blame to include school districts, park distric...
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Get the word out about safe havensJun 14, 2009 11:00 pm - The outcome could have been much worse. What if Wheaton resident Joe Logan wasn't home? What if the weather was worse? What if the newborn hadn't made a noise, alerting ...
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Citizens, paper can both do a better jobJun 14, 2009 11:00 pm - I agree with Mr. Willis Farnham's concern (May 4th Letter to Editor) regarding local issues in ones own community. I also agree with his viewpoint that newspapers could ...