Downers Grove Opinion
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Proud Glen Ellyn dad prompts Page 1 coverageMay 29, 2012 1:09 pm - One of my first public appearances as an editor was on a community cable TV show where I was asked how people get their news in the newspaper. I said something close to,...
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Time to oppose ‘War Against Women’May 27, 2012 5:00 am - Time to oppose ‘War Against Women’ I write this on behalf of the countless women and men whose lives have been devastated by abortion. I write this on behalf of the...
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Do teachers deserve all the ill-will?May 26, 2012 5:00 am - In reading the May 11 Fence Post letter regarding teachers pensions, I found I also read with considerable amusement, especially in light of so many “myth-conceptions,” ...
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Lack of property tax relief unconscionableMay 26, 2012 5:00 am - Despite the third consecutive year of falling home prices, our elected officials have failed to reduce property taxes. For governing bodies not to consider tax relief is...
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The SoapboxMay 26, 2012 5:00 am - How true: Message on Schaumburg city sign outside the police and fire department this week: “Got freedom? Thank a soldier.” Simple words, profound meaning. In particula...
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Gun control hardly a success in GermanyMay 26, 2012 5:00 am - “This year will go down in history. For the first time, a civilized nation has full gun registration. Our streets will be safer, our police more efficient and the world ...
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‘Genuine’ Christians are not racistMay 24, 2012 5:00 am - Barack Obama promised to be a unifier, but he has become a divider; one of those areas is race. He seems to be pitting blacks against whites. And whenever a conservative...
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COD, support, don’t compete with facultyMay 24, 2012 5:00 am - When the voters of College of DuPage District 502 approved a $168 million referendum in 2010 for physical improvements at the college, we did so with the understanding t...
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Outraged at Winfield secret police talksMay 24, 2012 5:00 am - I am outraged at discovering that Winfield village trustees have been secretly negotiating with the sheriff’s department for 10 months in an effort to obtain their servi...
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All I do is think about the kidsMay 23, 2012 5:40 am - I would like to share some thoughts with the author of “Our View” printed on the May 16 editorial page. I teach in a Title I school in Elgin Area School District U-46. I...