Wheeling Opinion
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Flag at half-staff was inappropriateFeb 27, 2012 4:00 am - Whitney Houston had a great voice, and I am sure that her music will live on for many years to come. However, she was not a hero and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie erred...
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Village should fight to save ash treesFeb 27, 2012 4:00 am - The Village of Arlington Heights Monday night continued with their stance of not expending any village funds for treating ash trees to combat emerald ash borer. More tha...
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Munoz for Cook circuit court clerkFeb 27, 2012 4:00 am - The progress to clean up Cook County government in the past year has been impressive. While much work remains to be done, there’s almost universal agreement that finally...
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Bathroom signs at school are outdatedFeb 27, 2012 4:00 am - Last week, Wednesday the 15th, I was at Rolling Meadows High School for a three-school symphony concert. Great music. But then I saw a case of discrimination: The restro...
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Make Illinois less dependent on oilFeb 27, 2012 4:00 am - In our world, the only constant seems to be change. Just 20 years ago, cellphones were the size of bricks and the Internet sounded like a web of magical tubes. Almost ev...
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A history of a Catholic stanceFeb 26, 2012 4:00 am - Joan Conneely’s recent post is on target. The American Catholic Bishops’ opposition to Obama’s health care provision to provide birth control services to all Americans i...
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Campaigns distract leaders from leadingFeb 26, 2012 4:00 am - Why is it that children can’t pray in the public schools or have a minute of silence before classes start but the government can decide what the insurance companies can ...
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Proud till the end to be Vietnam vetFeb 26, 2012 4:00 am - Why is it that Vietnam veterans still seem to be reluctant to acknowledge who they are? I look at the obituaries every morning, and, it seems that all the other veterans...
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Smolinski for Senate District 28, GOPFeb 25, 2012 11:00 pm - The race for the Republican state Senate District 28 features two capable and sincere candidates in Gayle Smolinski, longtime mayor of Roselle, and Jim O’Donnell, a chie...
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Can lost jobs ever be brought back?Feb 25, 2012 5:00 am - This month we are celebrating some good news. Unemployment has dropped to 8.3 percent and 250,000 jobs were added. But now, the bad news that Obama doesn’t want you to k...