Wheaton Opinion
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Columnist comes off like Sally FieldSep 27, 2007 11:00 pm - Daily Herald editorial board member/columnist John Zimmerman's column of Sunday, Sept. 23 is the equivalent of Sally Field's Oscar speech when she exclaimed, "You like m...
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Divergent stories about religion and sexuality needed to be toldSep 27, 2007 11:00 pm - Anytime it takes more than a year to get something in the newspaper, you really hope it was worth the trouble. So if the virulence -- and diversity -- of opinion on the ...
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Colleges get poor grades in teaching civics and historySep 24, 2007 11:00 pm - For the second year in a row, America's elite universities and colleges have failed to rise above a "D plus" on tests of basic knowledge about civics and American histor...
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Chuck goes from obscurity to eternity in just monthsSep 23, 2007 11:00 pm - Suddenly, and without warning, the unthinkable has happened. Chuck is the new Jacob. It isn't official yet, but judging by the painful rash of current movies and TV show...
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Time to demand troop withdrawalSep 23, 2007 11:00 pm - Seven out of 10 Americans now know that the war in Iraq was wrong, and they want our involvement to end. Therefore, seven out of 10 readers of this letter should call or...
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Herrick Road site right for schoolSep 22, 2007 11:00 pm - On behalf of School District 200, I would like to thank the Daily Herald for its supportive editorial of Sept. 16 concerning the Hubble Middle School project. We, too, b...
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Courts don't hold evolution truthSep 21, 2007 11:00 pm - Professor Yarnik's "forceful refutation" of creation-science (Daily Herald, Sept. 14) seems to suggest that judges and the supreme courts are best equipped to establish ...
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Wrong answer to mortgage problemSep 21, 2007 11:00 pm - My heart goes out to would-be homeowners caught in the current sub-prime mortgage peril. Yet, I find it more disturbing and an oxymoron that the economic rescue operatio...
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Soapbox: High-tech mysterySep 21, 2007 11:00 pm - A bizarre Web page on MySpace.com has generated quite the buzz in Warrenville. Until recently, the Web site featured a photo of city council member Christopher Halley, 2...
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Debating language rules is copy editor's professional hazardSep 19, 2007 11:00 pm - When it comes to the English language, you must never take anything for granted. It ought to be a simple enough proposition. If the singular referring to the famous sled...