Downers Grove Opinion
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Farmers have role in climate changeAug 15, 2019 1:00 am - On Aug. 8, the U.S. Department of Agriculture declared an agricultural disaster in the state of Illinois. On the same day, the United Nations released a report warning o...
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How will Democrats pay for their promises?Aug 15, 2019 1:00 am - The Democratic candidates for the presidency want to provide free college to everyone. This would amount to over $70 billion based on today's enrollment of about 45 mill...
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We must put more focus on learning mathAug 03, 2019 1:00 am - As a retired teacher of mathematics, physics and chemistry, I can state that there is a national crisis relating to competency in elementary arithmetic, which impairs th...
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Local offenses stem from president's conductJul 29, 2019 1:00 am - Sometimes the racist, xenophobic behaviors of our president seem to occur somewhere else … not here at home, until they do. The threatening and discriminating behavior b...
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Change habits to help fight climate changeJul 29, 2019 1:00 am - I am writing in regards to Lee Knohl's recent letter on July 16. One of my concerns with climate change is solely relying on government to do something. Those who are co...
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Disdain for flagJul 25, 2019 1:00 am - I hardly paid any attention to the brou-ha-ha over Nike's shoe with an American flag on it and a washed-up football player, until I saw a photograph of the shoe. The fla...
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Editorial: Innovative jail programs give inmates resources for hopeJul 24, 2019 11:00 pm - Not many people would relish the opportunity to go to jail. But county jails are demonstrating that incarceration can be more than enforced separation from society. Ven...
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How can we afford Medicare for all?Jul 15, 2019 1:00 am - I wish someone would explain to me how we can possibly afford to have free Medicare for all including noncitizens. Currently our Medicare program covers 44 million benef...
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'Gun violence' is misleading termJul 14, 2019 1:00 am - In the interest of accurate reporting, I and thousands of other readers would like to see the inaccurate media term "gun violence" cease to be used by all media. Here is...
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Why all the fuss?Jul 10, 2019 1:00 am - The news media is obviously very disturbed with the fact that Trump brought his daughter, etc., with him to meet Kim Jong Un in North Korea during the G-20 conference. I...