Downers Grove Opinion
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An apology to our Welsh readersJul 17, 2011 12:00 am - At the risk of mixing metaphors, let me say sometimes you just have to step up to the plate and take your lumps. I'll go first. There are so many buzzwords, catchphrases...
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What’s with sign theft at Glenbard West?Jul 16, 2011 3:00 am - I’m writing this during a Fourth of July concert. Great music, reminding us of patriotic ideals, the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, the brave men and wom...
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Time for liberals to stand firmJul 16, 2011 3:00 am - I have had it with our president. He gave in to the extreme right wing Republicans (well, all Republicans are extreme right). Now he gives in to the Republicans on regul...
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Appalled by plans for Social SecurityJul 16, 2011 3:00 am - I am responding to the July 8 article by Stephen Ohlemacher. He obviously doesn’t receive Social Security or else he would have known that there was no annual increase f...
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Crime-free housing law not what it seemsJul 16, 2011 3:00 am - “Crime-free housing.” Is that what we are getting? Illinois legislators would like you to think so. They have sent SB1766 to the governor, claiming this “feel good” legi...
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The SoapboxJul 16, 2011 3:00 am - Keeping costs in check: Why pay 40 cents to mail a check for $1.50? Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka is proposing changes in the way her office sends money to vendors that ...
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Wrong in 1968, still wrong todayJul 16, 2011 3:00 am - U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam and the House Republicans are wrong. Roskam has always been politically wrong. He and I argued on the school playground in second grade about the ...
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Townships are more cost-effectiveJul 15, 2011 3:00 am - The Daily Herald recently advocated the abolishment of township government in DuPage County and the state. While this position may be popular given the fiscal crisis fac...
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District 41 teachers work hard for clientsJul 14, 2011 3:00 am - The mission of the Illinois Education Association is to advocate for the education of children by providing them with the opportunity to experience best teaching practic...
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Consider cases of Clemens, VargasJul 14, 2011 3:00 am - Roger Clemens, born in Dayton, Ohio, graduate of the University of Texas and seven time winner of major league baseball’s Cy Young Award, started trial on July 6 for mak...