Wheaton Opinion
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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 ...
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Thanks from Green Party candidateFeb 12, 2008 10:00 pm - I'd like to thank those who volunteered and supported my Green Party primary campaign for DuPage County Board District 4, and I want to take a moment to publicly acknowl...
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Thanks to Dist. 200 voters, volunteersFeb 11, 2008 10:00 pm - The District 200 community has spoken. It is Hubble's turn. On Feb. 5, after over four years of vigorous debate, the voters of District 200 overwhelmingly supported the ...
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State can help kids get second chanceFeb 10, 2008 10:00 pm - Imagine as a teenager having no place to stay, no place to get warm, no place to call home. And then imagine finding a place that might help, only to be turned away bec...
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Point to remember on suburban turnoutFeb 09, 2008 10:00 pm - The early line on last week's voter turnout in Cook County is something to crow about: record voter registration of 1.35 million, record early voting of about 60,000 ba...