Downers Grove Opinion
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Naperville parks lauds its volunteersApr 21, 2011 12:00 am - One of the many assets of the Naperville Park District is our corps of volunteers. With National Volunteer Week occurring last week and Earth Week coming to a close on A...
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‘Medical’ marijuana is bad policyApr 21, 2011 12:00 am - House Republican Leader Tom Cross recently announced that he now supports “medical” marijuana legalization – HB 30. This is very disconcerting. Marijuana activists are w...
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Review safety policies on late shiftsApr 20, 2011 12:00 am - You can’t fault anyone boarding a red-eye flight these days for being nervous. With several air traffic controllers being caught literally sleeping on the job, it’s righ...
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WDSRA volunteer sets a fine exampleApr 19, 2011 12:00 am - Volunteers are the cornerstone to successful programs for organizations like the Western DuPage Special Recreation Association. WDSRA would like to thank Kenna Anderson ...
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Need to restore American principlesApr 19, 2011 12:00 am - America, how well do you like your “rock star” president now? Perhaps you now understand that the office of the president cannot lend itself to on-the-job training. You ...
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Story misrepresented township’s costsApr 18, 2011 1:00 am - Your April 10 article regarding township leaders’ health care costs was extremely misleading as it pertains to the trustees of Downers Grove Township. The statement, “Fo...
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Good luck to Aurora aldermanApr 17, 2011 2:00 am - The election season started many months ago. In that time, I have walked the neighborhoods having been fortunate to talk to hundreds of residents about their concerns fo...
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Winfield’s date night with democracyApr 15, 2011 2:00 am - Before I was married, I heard the adage that too many couples spend a year planning their wedding and expend no effort planning their lives together. This spring I ran a...
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Privilege to serve on COD boardApr 15, 2011 2:00 am - On April 5, the voters in Illinois had the opportunity to vote for the individuals they thought could best serve in various elective positions. On April 5, I was fortuna...
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Here’s an issue for all womenApr 15, 2011 2:00 am - Kathleen Parker’s column regarding the empowerment and protection of women as an essential part of our foreign policy should be mandatory reading for every American woma...