Downers Grove Opinion
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Quinn death penalty stand is last strawMar 18, 2011 12:00 am - Quinn death penalty stand is last straw It is time to recall Governor Quinn. It is bad enough that he’s driving business out of state with his reckless tax and spen...
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COD help with Pace route appreciatedMar 18, 2011 12:00 am - COD help with Pace route appreciated As a DuPage County Board member and chairman of the public transit committee, I want to take this opportunity to express my tha...
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Make same rules for Congress, citizenryMar 18, 2011 12:00 am - Make same rules for Congress, citizenry I recently learned that Congress family members are exempt from having to pay back student loans. Is this fair, compared to ...
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Candidate did respond to inquiriesMar 18, 2011 12:00 am - Candidate did respond to inquiries In the March 15 Daily Herald “Opinion” section, there were some facts about the Warrenville alderman race that are incorrect. Fir...
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Nothing about gun rights marchMar 18, 2011 12:00 am - Nothing about gun rights march I picked up your newspaper today, and on the front page I saw a large photo and article about the Wisconsin battle over union issues....
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Ideology should not decide budget cutsMar 17, 2011 12:00 am - I am upset at the prospect of a government shutdown because Republicans and Democrats can’t come to a reasonable compromise on this year’s federal budget. I am dismayed ...
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A firefighter’s pension perspectiveMar 17, 2011 12:00 am - I am a retired, 30-year veteran of the fire service here in DuPage County. I went to work every morning with my family and myself not knowing if I would see them again. ...
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Park district deserves deed to HubbleMar 17, 2011 12:00 am - Before the real estate bubble burst, the Wheaton Warrenville Unit District 200 board thought it might recover over $20 million through sale of the Hubble School site to ...
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Teacher quote did union no favorsMar 17, 2011 12:00 am - I read with some amusement and dismay the quote from high school English teacher Judy Gump, that (passage of the measure) “is so not over.” Is this an example of what th...
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Not really an end to death penaltyMar 17, 2011 12:00 am - While Governor Pat Quinn signed a bill abolishing the death penalty, that does not mean the death penalty has ended. The death penalty will persist for those humans who ...