Wheaton Opinion
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Super-delegates play a vital roleFeb 24, 2008 10:00 pm - Super-delegates should follow their own conscience in deciding whom to vote for. After all, what is the point of having them if they are merely to rubber-stamp the elect...
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A prayer to end the free will to killFeb 23, 2008 10:00 pm - Many services are being held and prayers said on behalf of the victims and the survivors of the Northern Illinois University, Virginia Tech and Lane Bryant massacres. Ou...
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Millions who are not ashamed of AmericaFeb 22, 2008 10:00 pm - In reply to Angela DiMaso's letter (Feb. 9) that she is ashamed to say that she comes from America when she travels, she is probably unaware that millions are waiting ye...
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Lessons learned at NIU come back to the foreFeb 21, 2008 10:00 pm - Jim Davis, NIU Class of '77. B.S. in Journalism. Frankly, I hadn't been thinking about that a lot lately. Until this past week. In that time, I thought more than once of...
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In midst of covering tragedy, journalists do care about sourcesFeb 20, 2008 10:00 pm - Reporters and photographers play a role that goes beyond merely satisfying the public's curiosity about a shocking event. At times like these, news reporters aren't exac...
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Dubious stimulus effect of tax rebatesFeb 19, 2008 10:00 pm - Regarding rebate checks as an economic stimulus, Matson's cartoon in the Feb. 9 Daily Herald speaks volumes. It shows Uncle Sam chained to the interest payments on the n...
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One-party rule bad for DuPage, tooFeb 18, 2008 10:00 pm - I have an explanation for state Sen. Dan Cronin, who was quoted in the Daily Herald as wondering why DuPage citizens might want a more "blue" county. If he believes one-...
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Wakeup call sent to GOPFeb 17, 2008 10:00 pm - On Feb. 5, the voters of DuPage County delivered a wakeup call to the DuPage GOP. I am honored to have been chosen by those same voters to represent the Republican Party...
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Suspect description must include raceFeb 15, 2008 10:00 pm - The Daily Herald's not including race with a criminal description is like a weatherman omitting precipitation from a weather forecast. Fortunately, there are other news ...
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Clemens case shows how 'whodunit' can supercharge a storyFeb 13, 2008 10:00 pm - As a high school journalism teacher many years ago, I tried to prepare students who cared little about current events and would never want to work for a newspaper to at ...