Downers Grove Opinion
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Invest in our childrenFeb 27, 2018 12:00 am - I continue to be disgusted with Trump and DeVos. This administration wants to make it even harder to get a college education, potentially creating a have/have not societ...
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NRA and its minions complicit in carnageFeb 22, 2018 12:00 am - Let's be frank. The leadership of the NRA - not its membership - facilitate the slaughter of our citizens. Although originally founded on sound principles of gun safety ...
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Imagine if Gore had won in 2000Feb 19, 2018 12:00 am - I wonder what life would be like in the U.S. had Al Gore had won the 2000 election. Since Clinton/Gore had already been through the 1998 attack on the World Trade Center...
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Kleptocrats in styleFeb 15, 2018 12:00 am - As I prepare to write the check for my 2017 tax due to the United States Treasury, it's gratifying to know that it will cover the cost of one of EPA Director Scott Pruit...
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Look at end of term, not beginningFeb 10, 2018 12:00 am - I wish to strongly disagree with the opinion piece titled "Can't have it both ways," in which the author makes the argument that both presidents Clinton and Obama are un...
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Attendance not mandatoryFeb 08, 2018 12:00 am - I can't let this go. To the reader who did not do her homework … attending the State of the Union speech is not a part of a legislators' job description. Antonio Scalia,...
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Lack of basic math skills hurting studentsFeb 05, 2018 12:00 am - I am a retired high school physics, chemistry and advanced mathematics teacher from the Chicago Public Schools. Over the years, I have found that a large number of high ...
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A silver lining for library projectFeb 05, 2018 12:00 am - The Naperville Historic Preservation Commission has approved the demolition of the 1962 addition to the Old Nichols Library. We did not object to that. However, the deve...
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Editorial: Listen and take seriously teens' stress concernsFeb 01, 2018 10:00 pm - A comment online to a Daily Herald story on teen stress says all you need to know on what needs to change in the dynamics between youth and adults in the suburbs. "Gosh,...
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Tax cut will have positive benefitsJan 28, 2018 12:00 am - My family thanks Congressman Peter Roskam for his leadership across the board, but most especially in passing the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. What a positive difference this ...