Wheaton Opinion
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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 ...
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How about a debate to cap off war of words?Jun 11, 2009 11:00 pm - May I direct your attention to Fence Post, found under the letters tab of the opinion Web page. Those letters are the latest salvos in a monthslong feud among leaders of...
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Bailout will mean small, unsafe carsJun 10, 2009 11:00 pm - Fifty billion dollars is an amount of money that most of us just can't comprehend. Yet that is the amount that the Obama administration has and will pump into GM (Govern...
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Easter Seals helps kids to be their bestJun 08, 2009 11:00 pm - Each weekend thousands of people take to the streets of our communities, walking and running to raise money for charities. Every one of them has found a cause to bel...
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Zambrano got only a slap on the wristJun 08, 2009 11:00 pm - Carlos Zambrano is a bad example to all young kids who watch and play the sport of baseball. His recent outrage was unnecessary and unwarranted. If he wants to call ball...
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Startling discovery: GovernmentiumJun 01, 2009 11:00 pm - Lawrence Livermore Laboratories has made a startling discovery in finding the heaviest element yet known to science. The new element, Governmentium (Gv) has one neutron,...
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Time for some soul-searching in IllinoisMay 30, 2009 11:00 pm - Having lived through the terms of 14 Illinois governors, I have acquired an affinity for this state and have never felt a desire to relocate. The fact that we have now b...