Downers Grove Opinion
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Lights at Glenbard West totally unfairJul 23, 2011 5:00 am - We live on Hawthorne, about three blocks west of Glenbard West High School. Even though we don’t live in the immediate neighborhood, we firmly believe that the installat...
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If you want taxes raised, just waitJul 23, 2011 5:00 am - In response to Tom Teune’s posted on July 16: The only thing I can agree on is that I, too, have had it with this president. A strong global military presence is necessa...
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Can’t really serve two mastersJul 23, 2011 5:00 am - Congressman Peter Roskam has pledged his allegiance to Grover Norquist and his Americans for Tax Reform, an organization that promises to “cut the size” of the U.S. gove...
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The SoapboxJul 23, 2011 12:00 am - You’re paying attention: An emergency room doc told us Thursday that people have been heeding warnings about excessive heat this week, and that’s resulted in fewer trips...
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Daily Herald scoop: You can fry an egg in carJul 22, 2011 9:00 am - It seems my noble but ill-fated experiment — in the name of good journalism — is coming back to haunt me. We had a heat wave of epic proportions in the 1990s, one compar...
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Teen drug problem still underestimatedJul 22, 2011 2:00 am - Upon the news of the apparent drug- and alcohol-related teen deaths recently in the Naperville area, it is heartbreaking that we’re burdened by such tragedies, and yet f...
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Holding the bag on Breuder’s contract?Jul 22, 2011 2:00 am - I am an employee of the College of DuPage and I have some concerns about the board’s recent actions. If Chairman David Carlin had wanted to give Dr. Breuder a vote of co...
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Lessons in conquering life’s bumpsJul 21, 2011 4:00 am - There is little doubt Sean Stephenson would appreciate Jordan Aubey’s story. And little doubt Aubey would enjoy telling Stephenson’s. Separate stories about the two men ...
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Frustrated with ComEd over outagesJul 21, 2011 3:00 am - I have lived in the north part of Wheaton for the past 16 years. I think it is fair to say that most of us who live in this roughly 7-by-4 block area enjoy the neighborh...
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I’ll stop fidlling if you’ll hang upJul 21, 2011 12:00 am - The Daily’s Herald’s series on distracted drivers is good journalism, on an issue that should not be taken lightly. Every day, bicyclists, pedestrians, motorcyclists, an...