Downers Grove Opinion
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An easy first step to be part of the processSep 23, 2011 4:00 am - Sept. 6 marked the first day candidates could circulate petitions. For DuPage County residents, this means that candidates will be knocking on your door to ask for signa...
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Taxing the rich is hardly ‘class warfare’Sep 22, 2011 4:00 am - Here we go again. The Republicans are calling President Obama’s deficit reduction plan “class warfare.” Once again, they’re playing the fear card to distract us from the...
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How real was Obama’s lifeline?Sep 22, 2011 4:00 am - “Hope and change” went the rallying cry of the Obama presidential campaign. It was fervently proclaimed, and thoroughly disseminated. It was catchy, and it won Obama the...
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Like fixing a flat with duct tapeSep 22, 2011 4:00 am - Like fixing a flat with duct tape Obama, in his latest bit of class warfare legislation, will fix all that is bad with the overspending central government’s budget,...
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Flawed argument in same-sex marriageSep 21, 2011 4:00 am - I find “tradition” to be a flawed argument in the marriage and family values debates. By choosing to accept the traditional stance then it seems we should to restore oth...
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The 49 percent will remember, Mr. WalshSep 21, 2011 4:00 am - With Joe Walsh’s view (Sept. 16), we are given keen insight to this man’s behavior. Apparently Mr. Walsh misses the point about his “constituents.” This man was elected ...
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Seattle crosswalks good, not NapervilleSep 21, 2011 4:00 am - I just got back from five days in Seattle. I spent the weekend with my sisters who had never been to Seattle. It took getting used to, but cars do stop for pedestrians i...
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Solyndra scandal merits coverageSep 20, 2011 5:00 am - I’m surprised the Sept. 16 issue of the Daily Herald had no mention of the investigation by the House of Representatives and the Treasury Department into a $535 million ...
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County takes action while state debatesSep 20, 2011 5:00 am - Pension reform is a big topic in Springfield and reform comes slowly. So we’re always encouraged when we see local governments taking action to reduce long-term retireme...
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Eagerly awaiting November, 2012Sep 20, 2011 5:00 am - How exciting. President Obama wants to add another half trillion dollars to the national debt, with his new jobs bill. The one designed to save his job. Also the one he ...