Wheaton Opinion
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Seek diplomatic solution in IraqMar 29, 2008 11:00 pm - I have been reading with great interest your coverage of the fifth anniversary of the Iraq War. I have noticed that the discussion has focused mostly on the number of t...
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Matter of fairness on hookah loungeMar 29, 2008 11:00 pm - Cultures, health issues and the finer points of the law clashed over smoking lounges in Schaumburg last week. In the end, common sense won a narrow victory -- but it was...
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Don't besmirch our fallen heroes in IraqMar 28, 2008 11:00 pm - As a veteran who has served his country honorably and faithfully, I submit this on behalf of my military comrades. I can no longer sit idly by and watch as "armchair wa...
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Fighting the copy-cat syndrome in the age of instant messagingMar 27, 2008 11:00 pm - Bomb threats. Suicides. Gang names. Things we often, as a matter of course, don't write about. The reasons are all intertwined. Someone who gets his jollies causing a ru...
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Headline could be misinterpretedMar 26, 2008 11:00 pm - Headline could be misinterpreted The headline atop an Associated Press article on March 19 in the DuPage edition of the Daily Herald grabbed my attention. It read, "Past...
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Attention-getters aren't always what sell newspapersMar 26, 2008 11:00 pm - We strive for a front page that, rather than concentrating on the lure of death and destruction, is teeming with the activities of real life. ...
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Saturday Soapbox: Standing up for what she believesMar 21, 2008 11:00 pm - You can argue all you want about whether Linda Kane, the Central Times newspaper adviser at Naperville Central High School, overstepped her bounds by allowing student jo...
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Red light cameras must be justifiedMar 21, 2008 11:00 pm - I would like to second the letter by Mr. Rosenthal of St. Charles, and add to his argument from my experience with a red light camera. Recently, I received a $90 ticke...
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Stories on Obama belonged on Page 1Mar 19, 2008 11:00 pm - Help me and others understand your logic when you chose to place the Obama articles on page 10 of your March 15 Daily Herald while you placed articles about a priest in ...
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Support creation of Department of PeaceMar 17, 2008 11:00 pm - Almost 50 years ago, President Eisenhower warned: "In the councils of government, we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsou...