Wheaton Opinion
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Notre Dame class should quiz ObamaMay 14, 2009 11:00 pm - An article in the May 11 Daily Herald - Catholic political divide exposed - seems to give the impression that Catholics are divided on our president. This is not so. Mos...
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Print media needs to halt cover upMay 14, 2009 11:00 pm - It is now high time for some reality print media coverage of Iraqi Muslims' torturous and deadly treatment of Christians in that country. The recent deception by Muslims...
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Is saving class privilege a priority?May 13, 2009 11:00 pm - As the financial crisis deepens and wars drag on without end our children's education is taking the biggest hit. Currently, states and districts across the country are c...
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Time for teachers unions to goMay 13, 2009 11:00 pm - As a former candidate for the District 200 school board, I proposed denying official recognition to the Wheaton-Warrenville Education Association, the teachers union the...
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Misunderstandings of gun meetingMay 12, 2009 11:00 pm - The League of Voters of Wheaton North High School working in partnership with the Illinois Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence and the Leagues of Women Voters of Wheaton, N...
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Urges lawmakers to support reformMay 11, 2009 11:00 pm - To the leaders of the Illinois House and Senate: the Illinois Reform Commission has proposed 34 reforms in six areas: campaign finance spending; enforcement; government ...
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Be careful stewards of public's trustMay 06, 2009 11:00 pm - One newly elected mayor fired the help. One new trustee almost swore in frustration. Other newly elected leaders took the helm far more quietly this week with pledges t...
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The truth about 'assault rifles'May 05, 2009 11:00 pm - In her April 20 article titled "We stand by as others are gunned down," Cynthia Tucker demonstrates how misinformed she is regarding guns and gun crime. She decries the...
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Gun 'forum' had an obvious agendaMay 02, 2009 11:00 pm - On April 21, the Wheaton League of Women Voters sponsored a so-called "forum" on "gun violence" which euphemistically was anything but a public forum. Instead, the meeti...
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A fifty-dollar lesson in patienceMay 02, 2009 11:00 pm - "Patience is a virtue Possess it if you can. Sometimes found in women. Never in a man." More often, "Patience is its own reward." But not this time. My wife, Lillian, ha...