Downers Grove Opinion
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Moderate voters must speak outDec 29, 2010 10:00 pm - Politics has been called the art of compromise. But in the past decade or so, the mindset in Congress increasingly has become one of “us versus them.” Republicans have ...
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Where's Robin Hood when he's needed?Dec 27, 2010 10:00 pm - With the intensified emphasis on class warfare the Obama administration has chosen for its divide-and-conquer agenda, we hear more and more about Robin Hood. Take from t...
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Is there a place for irreligious bigotry?Dec 27, 2010 10:00 pm - I am writing in reply to Louis S. Guagent's Dec. 11 letter on discrimination. The question is: Is it ever right to discriminate — to be a discriminating person? Is all ...
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Another chance for Burt to change mindDec 27, 2010 10:00 pm - This letter is in reply to Burt Constable's column and his interview with Joe Scheidler. I, too, disagree with Burt's “pro-choice” attitude. If Mr. Scheidler can't conve...
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Join fight against pancreatic cancerDec 26, 2010 10:00 pm - I am taking time to reflect on the year gone by and what has affected my life greatly — pancreatic cancer. My father had complaints for quite some time that were being d...
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Gays do not corrupt othersDec 26, 2010 10:00 pm - I cannot recall ever becoming more angry than when I read Robert Graham's letter in the Dec. 16 Fence Post concerning the proposed repeal of the “don't ask, don't tell” ...
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Weekly prayers for new House speakerDec 26, 2010 10:00 pm - I almost shed tears of joy when I learned that John Boehner is about to become the next Speaker of the United States House of Representatives. I became even more impress...
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Let's be thankful for all who serveDec 26, 2010 10:00 pm - In response to a Dec. 16 Fence Post from Robert Graham of Naperville, I want to say that I am appalled at your comments. What makes you think that homosexuals serving in...
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Quinn not accepting Jesus' forgivenessDec 24, 2010 10:00 pm - There are clearly many people — at the Daily Herald, among the general public and a lot of politicians who claim to be Catholic — who don't really get it when it comes t...
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Reform achievable on local levelDec 24, 2010 10:00 pm - Last month, voters sent a strong and unequivocal message that government must change. Taxpayers are overburdened and our financial future is overleveraged. People are fe...