DuPage County Opinion
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Missing the point of Planned ParenthoodSep 28, 2007 11:00 pm - I live three blocks from the new Planned Parenthood clinic in Aurora and my blood pressure literally goes up every time I pass those protesters. I cannot understand how ...
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Soapbox: Fix Randall nowSep 28, 2007 11:00 pm - Yes, it's frustrating to think more construction may be in store for Randall Road in St. Charles this year. But it's a good idea for St. Charles officials to strike a de...
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Soapbox: Killer state lapse?Sep 28, 2007 11:00 pm - A fatal three-vehicle crash Wednesday at the dangerous intersection of Shales Parkway and Route 20 in Elgin left traffic snarled over much of the city for much of the da...
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Columnist comes off like Sally FieldSep 27, 2007 11:00 pm - Daily Herald editorial board member/columnist John Zimmerman's column of Sunday, Sept. 23 is the equivalent of Sally Field's Oscar speech when she exclaimed, "You like m...
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Politics behind this Kane performanceSep 27, 2007 11:00 pm - Why does Kane County Board Chairwoman Karen McConnaughay use $20,000 of our hard-earned tax dollars during election season to promote water resource management when furt...
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Shanahan should get his job backSep 27, 2007 11:00 pm - We are writing this letter in support of Dan Shanahan, past director of programming for Batavia Access Television. We have watched with dismay the erosion of our civil l...
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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 ...