DuPage County Opinion
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Death was beginning of end of innocenceNov 18, 2013 4:00 am - Honestly? JFK didn’t mean much to me when he was alive. He was rich, Catholic and his wife wore great clothes. That’s about all I knew. As a sophomore in high school, I ...
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All of Berlin was crying, not just AmericansNov 18, 2013 4:00 am - I was an Army brat. Dad was on Special Forces, and we moved to Berlin just months after the wall went up. On June 26, 1963, President Kennedy came to the city of Berlin,...
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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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Events taught importance of divergent thinkingNov 18, 2013 4:00 am - As I sat in my sixth-grade classroom in Wilmington, Del., stealing looks at the clock for an upcoming violin lesson, our principal made two brief but clear announcements...
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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...
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When it comes to sports coverage, you just can't winNov 17, 2013 4:00 am - OK, I'll admit I started the trouble. Opinion page czar Jim Slusher's weekly column was based on an embarrassing miscommunication among editors that resulted in no menti...
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Mandatory sentencing bill deserved to failNov 17, 2013 4:00 am - I am writing to express three concerns. 1) When are the police going to start enforcing two state laws? There is a law that says you must have your headlights on when y...
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Enforcing parking laws a matter of safetyNov 17, 2013 4:00 am - On the Sunday morning news on Nov. 10, the Illinois secretary of state announced a major crackdown on those who park illegally in handicapped spaces during Bears games. ...
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Strong military keeps world peaceNov 17, 2013 3:40 am - Strong military keeps world peace In your Nov, 10 editorial, “The thin hope for peace from a war long ago,” you wrote, “Think about this. Since the end of World War...
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The SoapboxNov 16, 2013 4:00 am - It was a quake: Scientists at the U.S. Geological Survey say it was an earthquake that shook some western suburbs after a quarry blast earlier this month — further evide...