Downers Grove Opinion
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The role of the carrier in a free pressDec 29, 2018 12:00 am - I want to thank Mary Beth Speer for her wonderful letter last week thanking her newspaper carrier, Steve P., and reminding us all the role he and his colleagues play in ...
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Proposed development misses the markDec 17, 2018 12:00 am - Marie Wilson's article "312 houses for one of Naperville's final farms gain early approval" raises concerns about the planned development of the Wagner Farm that are bro...
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A twist of fateDec 11, 2018 12:00 am - Given the unmasking about to come of this juvenile and criminal president, and the uncertain role Vice President Pence had in the scheme, plus the rules of succession gr...
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Symbolism in redDec 04, 2018 12:00 am - There is a brouhaha over the White House Christmas decor chosen by Melania Trump. I have come to the conclusion that the blood-red trees are, in truth, deeply symbolic o...
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A Green New DealNov 20, 2018 12:00 am - United Nations climate scientists tell us we have just 12 years to move our country off fossil fuels to avoid catastrophic climate disaster. I support Rep. Ocasio-Cortez...
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Displays of greatness on Election DayNov 18, 2018 12:00 am - Here are three things that left me mightily impressed as an election judge on Nov. 6. Six hundred and fifty voters in one small precinct of Will County brought their com...
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The perversion of democracyNov 16, 2018 12:00 am - With the end of this midterm election, it is now evident that our political processes have completely run amok. Civil debate among opponents has been supplanted by toxic...
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Slanted headlinesNov 14, 2018 12:00 am - Underneath the Nov. 7, banner headline "democrats take the House" in much smaller type were the words "Republicans retain control of the Senate." On Nov. 6, the Republic...
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An enhanced view of democracyNov 11, 2018 12:00 am - I have voted in every presidential election since I turned 18 and many midterms. But I never volunteered for a campaign. The day before the midterms this year, I did two...
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Crackdown welcome on animal fightingNov 03, 2018 1:00 am - With all the ugliness of politics going on this election season, it's refreshing to step back and look at what good the Congress has done. HR 4202 and HR 366 crack down ...