Downers Grove Opinion
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Are only secular views permissible?Apr 29, 2010 11:00 pm - I wish to respond to Joe Bauer's April 24 letter to the editor. He believes that "there is no God's plan" in the events of history. Where is the scientific evidence that...
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Two solutions to pension problemApr 29, 2010 11:00 pm - Thanks for the great series on state pensions, maybe Pulitzer Prize material. But aren't there two other solutions? 1. Tax pension benefits. Right now, retirement benef...
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VW commercials promote violenceApr 29, 2010 11:00 pm - Have you seen the recent VW commercials? I was taken by the behavior used in them. The first commercial shows two security personnel watching cameras in a parking lot; o...
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They're hiding key records from youApr 29, 2010 11:00 pm - A strong majority of Illinois senators, including many from our suburbs, sent Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn a bill Thursday that would make it much more difficult for taxpay...
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Student journal details boil down to matter of trustApr 29, 2010 11:00 pm - There's a huge gap between what we've been officially told and what we've unofficially heard. The writings in a student journal at Glenbard South High School was deemed ...
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Evolution evolves; Bible remains sameApr 28, 2010 11:00 pm - Regarding Joe Bauer's April 24 letter, "Evolution is no theory, it's fact," I have this to say: Christ lived, died on a cross, then rose from the dead - that's a fact, n...
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Supreme court suspicion was validApr 28, 2010 11:00 pm - In her April 24 column, "Protecting Pups and the First Amendment," Susan Estrich leaves out several key pieces of the puzzle. First, she refers to the "conservative cou...
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More at work than scientists will knowApr 28, 2010 11:00 pm - It is too bad for Joe Bauer (Fence Post, April 24) for he is in the dark on evolution. While there is ample scientific evidence of the evolutionary process among species...
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Is 'small minority' so small on Navistar?Apr 28, 2010 11:00 pm - I am writing in response to Dennis Webb's recent letter regarding Navistar. While he omitted that fact that he was a Navistar executive, his comments are squarely in lin...
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Why no cleanup at Oak Meadow?Apr 28, 2010 11:00 pm - It appears as though the DuPage Forest Preserve Commission is asleep at the wheel. In February 2009, a lightning strike touched off a severe fire at the Oak Meadows Golf...