Wheaton Opinion
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Is fretting the new normal?Dec 06, 2015 11:00 pm - Why all the excitement about the Syrian refugees? I sent a letter to my congressman (Kirk) asking who are these people pouring over our Mexican border? How many are men,...
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Refugee editorial very disappointingNov 30, 2015 11:00 pm - Your Nov. 22 editorial about the refugee crisis was very disappointing. Did you bother to find out how rigorous and long (12 to 24 months) a procedure it already is to b...
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Not county's role to micromanage sheriffNov 28, 2015 11:00 pm - Recently, the Daily Herald published articles regarding Sheriff Zaruba and DuPage County Board Chairman Dan Cronin. These articles were misleading. They sensationalized ...
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Short-change future by spurning refugeesNov 26, 2015 11:00 pm - I am shocked, embarrassed and angry that our politicians are advocating limiting refugees fleeing the Islamic State. I understand fear; the Islamic State is indeed very ...
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Barbarians attacking again and againNov 25, 2015 11:00 pm - Relatively small numbers of barbarians attacked again and again and finally Ancient Rome fell. The barbarians are now attacking again and again. What's our future? Is th...
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We expect more of sheriff, county boardNov 24, 2015 11:00 pm - I am amazed that elected county officials are finger pointing over meeting and approving a budget. It's bad enough we are dealing with the controversy at College of Dup...
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Careful vetting of Syrian immigrants?Nov 24, 2015 11:00 pm - The news is filled with conversations about passports, their importance for travel and their use as an official identifying document. A few years ago, on one of our trav...
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Bush 41 criticisms no big surpriseNov 23, 2015 11:00 pm - Former President George H. W. Bush's critical assessments of Dick Cheney and Donald Rumsfeld in their roles as vice president and secretary of defense should come as no ...
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Rubio's narrow view of education valueNov 21, 2015 11:00 pm - In the recent Republican debate, Marco Rubio was wrong to say that welders make more money than those who majored in philosophy. More importantly, though, he was apparen...
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Trump just a bully - with whiningNov 20, 2015 11:00 pm - It's truly amazing that Donald Trump can be so consistently high in the polls with no substantive plans or policies to "make America great again." His popularity is easi...