Wheaton Opinion
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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...
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Keep world-class museum in placeApr 08, 2008 11:00 pm - On April 2, Illinois Landmarks named the DuPage County Historical Museum on the "10 Most Endangered Historical Places" list. David Bahlman, president of Landmark Illinoi...
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Educators aren't just principals, teachersApr 05, 2008 11:00 pm - Now comes the story of Al Weber. Weber, as Daily Herald reporter Sheila Ahern wrote last week, was not what we normally think of when we hear the word educator. He was ...
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Rules to follow on politics in churchApr 05, 2008 11:00 pm - As our T V screens show clips of pastors speaking and even shouting their views on politics, as we see politicians visiting mostly liberal churches to campaign, and as w...
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Don't use religion as a scapegoatApr 03, 2008 11:00 pm - I was disturbed by Principal Gloria Trejo's comment in the March 18 Daily Herald column, "Meet the Principal." When asked, "If you could change one thing about the world...
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Jack Bauer and Smokey the horse jump through hoopsApr 03, 2008 11:00 pm - My last column about dogs chronicled the gut-wrenching decision last fall to put to sleep our 13-year-old Boston terrier, Fudge. The upside of losing a dog, I guess, is ...
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Some interesting newsmakers aren't the usual newsmakersApr 02, 2008 11:00 pm - We don't always have to look to Hollywood, Washington or Wrigley Field to find people with the most-interesting or even most influential lives. Where do you go to meet t...