Downers Grove Opinion
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Do some research before spouting offJan 27, 2011 11:00 pm - In his Jan. 22 Fence Post letter, Joel Jenkins of Medinah says that it’s “insanity that automatic weapons were/are so readily available to the likes of Jared Loughner.” ...
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Governor, sign death penalty repealJan 27, 2011 11:00 pm - Our state has come a long way having both the House and Senate pass a bill to repeal the death penalty. Everyone should now encourage Governor Quinn to sign it. This is ...
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A rebuttal to Spike Lee's commentsJan 26, 2011 11:00 pm - Thank you for your coverage of Spike Lee's recent speech at North Central College. Very interesting that he prefaced a speech about Dr. Martin Luther King by attacking o...
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Mayors, managers session productiveJan 26, 2011 11:00 pm - On Jan. 19, the DuPage Mayors and Managers Conference presented its 2011 Legislative Priorities to an audience of 150 people. On behalf of the 32 member municipalities i...
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Naperville will miss Miriam FryJan 25, 2011 11:00 pm - Naperville has lost one of its finest ambassadors in the death of Miriam Fry. We moved, for the sixth time in seven years, to Naperville in January 1959. Present-day new...
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Get off the O'Hare expansion bandwagonJan 25, 2011 10:00 pm - After reading your editorial about O'Hare's runways I have to comment. I personally am sick and tired of hearing about how vital economic the O'Hare expansion project is...
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Capitalism creates bigger pie for allJan 25, 2011 10:00 pm - Donald Berwich, Obamacare czar, stated, “Any health care funding plan that is just, equitable, civilized and humane must — must — redistribute wealth from the richer amo...
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A better spot for DuPage fairgroundsJan 25, 2011 10:00 pm - If anyone hasn't noticed, the DuPage County Fairgrounds are in need for major changes in both location and updated facilities if it is going to survive in the future. Ac...
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Why ship Rusty the dog out of state?Jan 25, 2011 10:00 pm - Regarding the article about Rusty the stray dog, I was wondering why all of the good people who fed and cared for him, none were willing to adopt or find a home for him ...
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Government guided by conscienceJan 25, 2011 10:00 pm - I was so heartened by the Jan. 20 letter in the paper telling of the website, nolabels.org. Awareness of how we use labels in our daily conversations is a first step to ...