Wheaton Opinion
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Tollway speed limits too low to be safeDec 02, 2013 4:00 am - Interstate speed limits that are too low are dangerous, and the speed limits on suburban Chicago tollways fit this description. Transportation engineers advocate speed l...
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The SoapboxNov 30, 2013 4:00 am - Taking aim against heroin: Stunned by the record-breaking 43 heroin deaths in DuPage County this year, the county board has set aside $100,000 for a public education cam...
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Benefits 1 percent, offends 50 percentNov 29, 2013 3:40 am - Benefits 1 percent, offends 50 percent Illinois lawmakers continue to disappoint. With mounting debt, unfunded pensions, credit rating downgrades, which they have n...
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It’s a good time to donate to WDSRANov 26, 2013 3:40 am - It’s a good time to donate to WDSRA This is the time of year when everyone is thinking of friends, family, and holiday celebrations. I hope that in the spirit of gi...
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Nov 26, 2013 3:40 am - Aside from reading the news each day in the Daily Herald one of the most entertaining things about the newspaper is reading the comments from the dyed-in-the-wool Obama ...
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Dallas office workers got last glimpse of himNov 22, 2013 4:00 am - I was living and working in Dallas in 1963, and in my downtown office that day the two office girls, Ruth and Gayla, asked to leave to go see the president. I said go. A...
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Editorial: Cameras in court working despite fearsNov 20, 2013 4:00 am - When evaluating an experiment, it’s good practice to actually participate in what is being tested. First hand knowledge is key. So we are a little puzzled by the complai...
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Kennedys’ hometown grieved deeplyNov 18, 2013 4:00 am - My husband was a gradate student in Boston in November 1963, and I was teaching kindergarten near Brookline, Mass., where the senior Kennedys had lived and where JFK was...
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Will that hopeful feeling ever return?Nov 18, 2013 4:00 am - A junior at Elmhurst’s York High School in 1963, I will never forget when legendary cross country coach Joe Newton announced to our gym class that JFK had been shot. Aft...
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Engagement joy quickly turned to sorrowNov 18, 2013 4:00 am - My husband, Donald Smith, served in the Honor Guard at JFK’s inauguration. On Nov, 21, 1963, we became engaged to be married. The very next day our president was assassi...