Wheaton Opinion
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Endorsements: Murphy, Burns for DuPage forest preserve boardOct 16, 2014 1:01 am - Voters in two contested DuPage County Forest Preserve districts will be asked to choose between incumbent commissioners and their challengers during the Nov. 4 election....
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Endorsement: Cronin an outstanding leader for DuPage CountyOct 15, 2014 1:01 am - DuPage County Board Chairman Dan Cronin is seeking his second term to oversee the second-largest county in the state. He is being challenged by Bob Peickert, head of the...
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Endorsements: Fichtner, Curran, Eckhoff, Khouri, NowakOct 15, 2014 1:01 am - The DuPage County Board has done good work holding the line on property taxes, moving toward consolidation of redundant taxing bodies and working together to benefit con...
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Quinn inconsistent on gun controlOct 10, 2014 1:01 am - Quinn inconsistent on gun control After reviewing the Daily Herald's video of Gov. Quinn discussing his stance on "gun control", I feel compelled to point out two g...
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OK with Obama avoding CongressOct 07, 2014 12:01 am - I'm writing in response to David Ronske's letter to the editor in this newspaper on Sept. 23. Mr. Ronske is accusing President Obama of violating the constitution by avo...
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Rauner win would be blow to democracyOct 05, 2014 11:00 pm - Your choice of Rauner for governor was certainly no ringing endorsement. Let's start with headline, "offers best hope for needed change?" Really? You admit in first para...
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Editorial: Another squabble in which taxpayers loseOct 02, 2014 1:01 am - It's a story that's existed probably as long as the intertwined offices of local government themselves: The person or people who control the purse strings put another of...
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Violation of Ray Rice's civil rights?Sep 23, 2014 12:01 am - Violation of Ray Rice's civil rights? The NFL and Ray Rice domestic violence issue is far from over. The termination of his contract by the Ravens, the indefinite s...
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Roskam misleads on effect of ObamacareSep 20, 2014 11:00 pm - I am writing to respond to statements made by Congressman Peter Roskam in his email newsletter Sept. 14. He stated, "This fall countless middle class families will see t...
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Editorial: Time for COD trustees to see all spending, as other boards doSep 19, 2014 1:01 am - Whenever someone says, essentially, "That's the way we've always done it" when something is questioned, it's a red flag. That usually means it hasn't been looked at in a...