Downers Grove Opinion
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Tragedy at sea a gift that keeps on givingJun 23, 2010 11:00 pm - If nothing else, the ongoing hemorrhage of crude oil in the Gulf of Mexico serves to remind everyone that in nature one thing, at least, is impervious to the rhetorical ...
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How 'bout church and Sunday school?Jun 22, 2010 11:00 pm - I have just finished reading an article in the June 20 Daily Herald that is titled "Rained Out." It's unfortunate that the excessive rain has put a damper on youth sport...
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What were you thinking, New York?Jun 22, 2010 11:00 pm - New York's approval for construction of a Mosque adjacent to the location of the site of the World Trade center in New York is, I think, a disgrace and an in-your-face i...
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College of DuPage is not going rogueJun 22, 2010 11:00 pm - Last week, the village of Glen Ellyn sent a city inspector to threaten College of DuPage contractors with citations if they continued to erect new electronic signs. This...
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A block basking in community prideJun 22, 2010 11:00 pm - When ABC-TV's "Good Morning, America" went out looking for the "Best Block in America" was anyone really surprised the national television show would find the winner in ...
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'Living flag' was recreated in 1967Jun 22, 2010 11:00 pm - I'm writing concerning an article that was in your paper on June 14 titled "Great Lakes sailors make 'living' flag for Flag Day." The article stated that 7,400 sailors ...
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Don't play blame game, city councilJun 21, 2010 11:00 pm - I have been following the reaction of the Wheaton City Council concerning the library board's decision to close the library on Fridays due to the council's reduction in ...
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Embrace businesses such as NavistarJun 21, 2010 11:00 pm - I took it upon myself to investigate the facts surrounding the Navistar move to Lisle. Here are my findings: 1. The environmental risks from the Navistar development are...
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National referendum on Arizona law?Jun 18, 2010 11:00 pm - I found myself profoundly amused by contributor Walt Zlotow's recent letter in which he stated that the "underlying racism of the native citizenry has overcome their lim...
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Stop the bloodshed in KyrgyzstanJun 18, 2010 11:00 pm - Ethnic riots recently wracked southern Kyrgyzstan, forcing thousands of Uzbeks to flee as their homes were torched by roving mobs. At least 75 people were reported kille...