DuPage County Opinion
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Scientific method vs. materialismSep 27, 2007 11:00 pm - The Aug. 24 Daily Herald carried a letter by Nate Wheatley entitled, "Intelligent design isn't scientific." Scientific method is simply a procedure for gaining knowledg...
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The agenda behind NCLB standardsSep 27, 2007 11:00 pm - Your Sept. 25 editorial suggested that elementary schools have been more successful in meeting testing goals than high schools because it is easier to "get all teachers ...
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Action needed now on global warmingSep 27, 2007 11:00 pm - We need to stop global warming! Did you know that since 1980, Illinois has experienced 19 of its 20 hottest years on record? I was in Alaska recently, and witnessed the ...
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Divergent stories about religion and sexuality needed to be toldSep 27, 2007 11:00 pm - Anytime it takes more than a year to get something in the newspaper, you really hope it was worth the trouble. So if the virulence -- and diversity -- of opinion on the ...
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Goudie is right; ComEd is wrongSep 27, 2007 11:00 pm - I'm sorry to hear that ComEd President Barry Mitchell (Fence Post, Sept. 19) is disappointed in the reporting of Chuck Goudie, but when it comes to reporting on ComEd, G...
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Many reasons to be proud of the flagSep 27, 2007 11:00 pm - I disagree with Ms. Lightner's letter, "Not a time to be proud of the flag." The reality is that we have not had a terrorist attack in the United States since 9/11. Does...
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Taxes needed to educate childrenSep 26, 2007 11:00 pm - I feel compelled to reply to the letter from William Hallow (Sept. 15). Who paid the taxes to educate him and his children if he has any? We pay property taxes in order...
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Kiwanis Clubs help our communitiesSep 26, 2007 11:00 pm - On Friday, Sept. 28 and Saturday, Sept. 29, orange- vested volunteers from Kiwanis clubs will be seen on street corners and in front of businesses handing out packages ...
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Planning can put an end to abortionSep 26, 2007 11:00 pm - As a pro-choice advocate I support Planned Parenthood/Chicago Area, and I am glad they are opening a new, full-service health facility in Aurora. It is a fact that abort...
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What is happening to our values?Sep 26, 2007 11:00 pm - I have never been so disgusted with an ad in the Daily Herald like the one printed on Sept. 16, page 17. How could churches believing in God endorse a clinic that perfor...