Downers Grove Opinion
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Congressman cannot be believedJun 16, 2018 1:00 am - Time will tell how the new tax law will impact individual people but Peter Roskam's comments on the topic prove that he cannot be trusted to provide his constituents wit...
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Ten cheers for Title XJun 16, 2018 1:00 am - When Donald Trump first talked about making changes to Title X, the national family planning program that provides affordable birth control and reproductive health care ...
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A bipartisan success storyJun 15, 2018 1:00 am - Congressman Peter Roskam was ranked 25th out of 435 House representatives in the recent Lugar Center/Georgetown University nonpartisan ranking of the most bipartisan mem...
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Students need to have inclusive curriculumJun 15, 2018 1:00 am - "You can't be what you can't see" writes Marian Wright Edelman. As I reflect on this quote that we use in equity trainings with schools across the state, I think about m...
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Success of GOP policies is showingJun 14, 2018 1:00 am - With the results of the May jobs report in hand, it is clear that under Republican leadership, our economy is booming. Over five months have passed since the Congress pa...
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City's 'humane' puppy law doesn't go far enoughJun 13, 2018 1:00 am - "Disheartened" is the nicest word I can say about Naperville's June 5 council meeting dealing with an animal welfare ordinance. Three things came to mind while listening...
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What democracy looks and sounds likeJun 09, 2018 1:00 am - On June 4, I stood with dozens of other protesters outside a private fundraiser Rep. Roskam was holding with his donors in Wheaton. Along with the other protesters, I sm...
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Representative won't stand up to governorJun 09, 2018 1:00 am - State Rep. Grant Wehrli likes to blame Speaker Madigan for all the state's woes. His favorite saying is "what Madigan is best at …" Well, what Wehrli is best at is being...
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Opening the door to corruptionJun 09, 2018 1:00 am - Is anyone else feeling the angst and terror like I am that accompanies the reign of Donald the Terrible? I have never experienced such total disregard and abuse of power...
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Thwarting governmentJun 05, 2018 1:00 am - Recently, I saw an ad on TV warning that Trump's judicial appointments are being thwarted by the Democrats in Congress. Underwriting this ad is the Judicial Crisis Netwo...