Wheaton Opinion
-
Candles are not that dangerousOct 12, 2007 11:00 pm - I read yet another article on how dangerous candles are, this time by Jennifer Farrar in the Sept. 30 Daily Herald. I would like to offer some clarity on this issue on b...
-
Soapbox: Path needs another funding sourceOct 12, 2007 11:00 pm - Warrenville could walk away with something extra as part of the long-awaited thorium cleanup of the DuPage River. City representatives say they would like to see a netwo...
-
Soapbox: Words hardly sufficeOct 12, 2007 11:00 pm - Adequate words truly fail in expressing condolences to longtime political fixture Jim Ryan and his wife, Marie, on the death by apparent suicide of their son Patrick. Te...
-
Packey Webb Ford has earned respectOct 11, 2007 11:00 pm - The article entitled, "Wheaton, auto dealer at odds over used cars" was troubling to me. What Howard Levine said was a disgrace. I've known the Webbs for 12 years and I'...
-
Even for maligned marathon, half-full glass close at handOct 10, 2007 11:00 pm - If the Cubs could hit with men on base, the clear failings of this year's marathon would have been relegated to a front-page footnote. For the purposes of this column, I...
-
Bush funds war, but not health careOct 09, 2007 11:00 pm - Unbelievable ! President Bush is asking Congress for an additional $200 billion to fund the counterproductive occupation of Iraq that has empowered terrorists and enrich...
-
Blackwater ran deep and dark for years on current fearOct 07, 2007 11:00 pm - "Gentlemen, welcome to Baghdad." That was the announcement that came over the jetliner's loudspeaker as we landed in Iraq. The captain rightly used the word "gentlemen" ...
-
Hillary Clinton isn't a DemocratOct 06, 2007 11:00 pm - Sen. Hillary Clinton, a Democrat, is running for president. God help the Democrats and the Democratic Party. Hillary grew up in an upper middle class neighborhood in a m...
-
Soapbox: District earns national recognitionOct 05, 2007 11:00 pm - Wheaton Warrenville Unit District 200 definitely deserves a gold star. For the second straight year, one of the district's schools was named a No Child Left Behind Blue ...
-
Soapbox: Just keep this in mindOct 05, 2007 11:00 pm - We understand why students were offended by author Sherman Alexie's use of a racial slur, sexual innuendo and language that offended disabled students and their teachers...