Wheaton Opinion
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Pinball would-be wizard's lament: For the days of Tropic IsleApr 24, 2008 11:00 pm - One of my favorite childhood memories goes back to when I was 7 or 8 years old. My dad would take me with him to his Friday-night bowling league. While he bowled, I'd p...
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Nature's main threat isn't an earthquakeApr 21, 2008 11:00 pm - In 1811 and 1812, earthquakes linked to the New Madrid fault in downstate Illinois were so violent that they "made the Mississippi River run backward," according to Sout...
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Transparency at College of DuPage?Apr 19, 2008 11:00 pm - The front page of the Daily Herald reported on how certain College of DuPage Board members negotiated a contract with a PR firm, to the tune of $90,000, apparently witho...
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RTA does well to keep pressure on for capital planApr 19, 2008 11:00 pm - No one denies the need for a capital projects budget in Illinois. The lingering question has been whether state political leaders can stop squabbling long enough to find...
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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...