Wheaton Opinion
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Founders correct on religious testsJan 06, 2008 10:00 pm - The framers of our Constitution were well ahead of their time when they decided that there should be no religious test for public office. Judging from all the fuss over ...
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Tax hike for public transit is justifiedJan 05, 2008 10:00 pm - My friends, we have to fix the transit/transportation mess in Chicagoland and unfortunately it will cost money -- ours. We need transit for our economy to thrive. It is ...
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Problem is with God, not Mike HuckabeeDec 28, 2007 10:00 pm - John Hankes wrote a wonderful letter to the editor last week about Mike Huckabee. I say wonderful because it would be the perfect letter for any language arts or philoso...
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Still plenty of time to get a flu shotDec 28, 2007 10:00 pm - There is still time to get your flu shot. There is plenty of vaccine this year and many places are offering flu shots. Influenza illness can occur from November until Ma...
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Students should register to voteDec 25, 2007 10:00 pm - College students: listen up! The deadline to register to vote in the Feb. 5 primary election is Jan. 8. Now that many college students are home for winter break, this is...
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I'll go ahead and say it: 'Christmas'Dec 23, 2007 10:00 pm - Warning: If you are politically correct, please skip this column. This is a story about Christmas. I figure it's OK for me to actually write that word Christmas since it...
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Saturday Soapbox: Toothless censureDec 21, 2007 10:00 pm - On Tuesday, the Naperville City Council voted to censure fellow Councilman Richard Furstenau. Council members cited a history of disrespectful behavior toward city staf...
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Death of 'everybody's grandmother' a tough but essential storyDec 20, 2007 10:00 pm - What if you had to write the obituary on your own grandmother? With all due respect to Rose Tani's family, that's almost the situation we had in this newsroom when the n...
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Iowa series put presidential politics in suburban contextDec 19, 2007 10:00 pm - We know what's happening in Iowa can be relevant in the suburbs and has connections to suburban interests. I often think of the Daily Herald in a phrase similar to the c...
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Cut county budget before raising taxesDec 19, 2007 10:00 pm - If I ran my business in the way DuPage County manages this county, I would be bankrupt! I personally would never support a tax increase until I see the some of the dooms...