Downers Grove Opinion
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Gym teachers’ pay is excessiveJul 13, 2011 12:00 am - I recently read the Daily Herald’s analysis of teachers’ salaries and was outraged about one thing: gym teachers raking in money. I fully understand that gym teachers ar...
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Union leaders don’t heed worker needsJul 13, 2011 12:00 am - Boeing Corporation has built a new very large building for the production of their new 787 Dreamliner. Guess who wants to prevent the opening of this new business that w...
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Let the GOP deal with a defaultJul 12, 2011 3:00 am - Mr. President, unfortunately your blind faith in dealing with the opposing party in the House and Senate has cost the American public the chance for a meaningful economi...
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Standard teen driving laws a good ideaJul 10, 2011 12:00 am - Illinois is a leader in the nation when it comes to helping teens become better and safer drivers. The secretary of state, the tollway authority, sports celebrities, loc...
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Voters are the losers in current map processJul 09, 2011 12:00 am - The Daily Herald published two articles about redistricting on its June 22 Opinion page: Maryam Judar from the Citizen Advocacy Center bemoaned mapmaking in DuPage Count...
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Why protect illegal immigrants?Jul 08, 2011 12:00 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 on ch...
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Can you read this? Thank a teacherJul 08, 2011 12:00 am - The mission of the Illinois Education Association is to advocate for the education of children by providing them with the opportunity to experience the best teaching pra...
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Deal would benefit youth and taxpayersJul 07, 2011 12:00 am - I read with some consternation a “letter” submitted by Jim Sather of Geneva titled “Troubled youth not a priority for the county.” The letter addresses an ongoing discus...
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Republican policy won’t create jobsJul 06, 2011 1:00 am - Jobs for ordinary Americans will provide an immediate path to economic recovery. Yet Republican policy is aimed more at prolonging economic misery (transparently, to pre...
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What’s a fair wage for a good teacher?Jul 06, 2011 12:00 am - On Sunday, the Daily Herald published the results of a study that staff writer Larissa Chinwah undertook examining the salaries of the 14,217 public school teachers empl...