Wheeling Opinion
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Church-state law in place to protect usOct 21, 2011 5:00 am - The hypocrisy of letter writer Jim Finnegan (Oct. 11) is truly astounding. Mr. Finnegan, no one is taking away your religious freedom; however, you wish to take away min...
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The SoapboxOct 21, 2011 12:00 am - Not paying attention? A 14-year-old brings a BB gun into his locker at Glenbard West High School. An 18-year-old shows off a bullet to classmates at Neuqua Valley. In th...
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Consider lives lost each day to abortionOct 20, 2011 5:00 am - Regarding the heartbreaking story of the psychotic who may be sentenced to 140 years in prison for murdering his ex-wife and their unborn son, I agree with the assistant...
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Don’t try to link pensions, povertyOct 20, 2011 5:00 am - In his Sept. 23 letter to the editor, Bill Loebbaka argues that the $100,000 eliminated from a program to help the poor could easily be replaced “by just eliminating one...
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Tea party doesn’t deserve top billingOct 20, 2011 5:00 am - I think it is a disservice to this country to give “above the fold” coverage to this group of radicals called the tea party. What percentage of the population identifies...
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Trade deals will promote job growthOct 19, 2011 5:00 am - Despite the clear economic benefits of trade, almost every story about the recent agreements with Panama, South Korea and Colombia included at least one hard-core oppone...
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Halt Sears tax breakOct 19, 2011 5:00 am - There are more than 21,000 children in District 300, and for the last 23 years they have been figuratively told to sit quietly at the back of the bus while their educati...
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‘Do Not Call’ should apply to censusOct 19, 2011 5:00 am - I am receiving unwanted phone calls from a location in Jeffersonville, Ind., and from (888) 419-7586. When they do tell you who they are, they say they are the U.S. Cens...
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U-46 insider supports D300 fightOct 19, 2011 5:00 am - As a parent with two kids in the U-46 school system, a two-time candidate for the U-46 board of education and a former vice chairman of the U-46 Citizens Advisory Counci...
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Blame Congress for housing woesOct 19, 2011 5:00 am - Richard Franke’s Oct. 1 letter on the housing crisis was right on, and something the press has ignored. Fannie Mae was the main cause of this housing-economic depression...