Downers Grove Opinion
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Obama in flag an insulting pictureApr 06, 2012 1:00 am - I recently saw a political campaign bit showing the American flag. Instead of the stars of the 50 states in the upper left hand corner, there was a picture of Barack Oba...
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Weisner needs to wear just one hatApr 06, 2012 1:00 am - The criticism of Aurora Mayor Tom Weisner is not political, but logical. Expressing one’s concerns is never easy, but it is necessary when needed. As taxpayers and resid...
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Your chance to scrutinize townshipsApr 05, 2012 5:00 am - Anyone who’s been to a school board or city council meeting knows the drill: People in the audience get to comment on an issue, then the board votes. It’s not often that...
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Paper-ballot problems not a firstApr 05, 2012 1:00 am - As an Aurora election judge volunteer, my precinct was one of the many dealing with the wrong-sized-paper-ballot issue during the March 20 primary. It was disruptive and...
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‘Hunger Games’ unhealthy for kidsApr 05, 2012 1:00 am - There was a time a letter like this would not have been needed. That was then and this is now. As a mental health professional, I would like to issue a warning to parent...
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Suburbs need voice in O’Hare talksApr 04, 2012 5:00 am - Last year when United Airlines, American Airlines and the city of Chicago were fighting anew over the modernization project at O’Hare International Airport, we were uneq...
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Tougher to care for sickest patientsApr 04, 2012 1:00 am - Tougher to care for sickest patients We are running out of drugs. The good kind. We’re running short on critical medications used in anesthesia and pain control, and to ...
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Don’t forget Zoellick accomplishmentsApr 03, 2012 2:42 pm - In the Daily Herald of Friday, March 23, a fine article was printed noting the support of past and present Naperville Central staff and students for one of their own, em...
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Lottery perpetuates impossible dreamApr 03, 2012 11:58 am - Bravo to the Daily Herald for its March 31 headline pointing out what Mega Millions could more realistically do on the marketplace instead of creating an impossible drea...
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Not exactly the king’s EnglishApr 03, 2012 10:53 am - I am sure that almost everyone has heard of the “soup Nazi.” Well, my family considers me the “grammar Nazi” because I am constantly correcting their grammar mistakes wh...