Wheaton Opinion
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Saturday Soapbox: Just in time for springApr 18, 2008 11:00 pm - Naperville residents have complained for years about unkempt vacant lots in developing neighborhoods. The city got around to what appears to be a resolution this week wi...
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Why it might really pay to be lucky rather than goodApr 17, 2008 11:00 pm - I think I first heard the expression on the golf course. A guy skulls a short pitch shot. Instead of a highly lofted shot that lands softly on the green, it takes off li...
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If you back war, back tax hikes to pay for itApr 17, 2008 11:00 pm - To anyone who still supports the war in Iraq: If this war is really worth it to you, put your money where your mouth is and demand that we raise taxes to pay for it. I t...
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Replace the income tax with a fair taxApr 16, 2008 11:00 pm - I heard a radio talk-show host talking about an idea that I initially thought was so off the wall as to be ludicrous. He was urging his listeners to buy a book and, intr...
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Find better use of the word 'missing'Apr 14, 2008 11:00 pm - When did the word missing become a destination? In recent years government officials and the media often state that someone has "gone missing." To me that expression imp...
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Mr. President, don't build this wallApr 13, 2008 11:00 pm - I was dismayed to read that waivers, authorized by Congress, allowed our president to bypass 30 laws and regulations to speed up the building of a 670-mile fence along o...
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Untimely pay raises for mayor, trusteesApr 12, 2008 11:00 pm - Raising the pay of local elected officials can be a tricky subject. In the first place, most elected officials don't get into community leadership for the money, and tha...
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Seek feedback on future of Cole HallApr 11, 2008 11:00 pm - Let's get feedback from the classmates, families and friends of the students killed and injured at Northern Illinois University to help us decide how to approach the Col...
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Don't destroy trees in Hoffman ParkApr 10, 2008 11:00 pm - There are dozens of old growth trees in a park setting that has been a part of Hoffman Park since there was a Hoffman Park and Prairie Path. This area is an important fo...
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Chronicling elusive standard of judgment by 'content of character'Apr 09, 2008 11:00 pm - Random thoughts: Sometimes the news is its own object lesson. Daily Herald Staff Writer Emily Krone worked for a week and a half to find and interview suburbanites who c...