Wheaton Opinion
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Editorial: Averted disaster emphasizes role of 'see something, say something'Sep 20, 2016 11:00 pm - An unusual object reported at a Schaumburg Metra station. A backpack along the side of a road in Wheaton. Another backpack near a New Jersey train station. That one, f...
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Time to celebrate the arts in schoolsSep 19, 2016 1:00 am - For decades, research has shown that when students participate in the arts as a part of their education, they go on to succeed in school, work and life. Designated by Co...
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Hard to fathom passion for term limitsSep 19, 2016 1:00 am - Democracy in Illinois is alive and well. Our state has liberal early voting laws. It has registration laws which allow every citizen unrestricted access to registering t...
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Mexico won't really pay for the wallSep 06, 2016 12:01 am - If Trump is elected, his administration will presumably build a pricey wall along the border with Mexico. Sadly, that wall will be ineffective while sticking American ta...
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Kaepernick's call a timely audibleSep 05, 2016 1:00 am - In the game of life, sometimes one feels compelled to "call an audible." San Francisco 49er Colin Kaepernick was exercising his First Amendment right to free speech when...
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President Trump will reward the wealthyAug 29, 2016 1:00 am - After an Aug. 8 speech to the Detroit Economic Club, the Daily Herald's headline read "Trump and the GOP are 'in sync' on tax cuts." Be afraid, voters, be very afraid wh...
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Illinois must be voter-sensitive againAug 26, 2016 12:01 am - I have been following the Independent Maps proposal for two years and have helped to solicit people to sign the petition. I was delighted to hear that over 560,000 signa...
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What will it take for GOP to dump Trump?Aug 22, 2016 1:00 am - There are no longer words strong enough to express my disgust for Donald Trump. What bothers me even more is that Paul Ryan, Mitch McConnell and/or Rob Portman, etc. did...
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No one said legal immigrants weren't welcomeAug 18, 2016 1:01 am - In response to the views of Chris Cantele of Lisle: It seems you are the uninformed and misguided one. No one to my knowledge has ever said legal immigrants are not welc...
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Immigrants help make America greatAug 17, 2016 12:01 am - Given the hostility to immigrants often expressed by many Republicans, including Donald Trump, I am relishing the unavoidable fact that Simone Biles - our extraordinary ...