Downers Grove Opinion
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Wheaton let teachable moment slipMar 29, 2010 11:00 pm - Teachable moments are those times when circumstances are optimum for instilling knowledge. We don't think about communities having teachable moments, but Wheaton had one...
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Removing coyotes has its consequencesMar 29, 2010 11:00 pm - To many people coyotes are simply tenacious pursuers of road runners but, in Chicagoland, especially Wheaton, people have a much broader view of a coyote's activities. D...
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Gorilla could keep legislators on taskMar 29, 2010 11:00 pm - Crime rampant, thousands of jobless, a $13 billion budget shortfall, and the most important measure the Illinois House can come up with is making it a crime to own a pet...
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Taste of Lombard votes hypocriticalMar 29, 2010 11:00 pm - Summer, 2010 will not be the same after seeing the Lombard village board approve a motion to cancel two long-running Lombard traditions. The Taste of Lombard and one of ...
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Students giving lessons in democracyMar 28, 2010 11:00 pm - Sixth-grader Ryan Patterson, high school sophomore Spencer Armstrong and college junior Stacey Stolz all may be good students in school but they also realize that commun...
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Don't toss out baby with the lake waterMar 27, 2010 11:00 pm - As Roselle Public Works Director, my first exposure to the possibility of Lake Michigan water to DuPage County and Roselle came shortly after I began to work here in 198...
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Municipal leader bubble is ongoingMar 27, 2010 11:00 pm - Are we getting this right? Du Page County spends $364,000 to attorneys at $500 per hour to determine why $19 million in funds is missing from the DuPage Water Commission...
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ABBA poor choice for hall of fameMar 26, 2010 11:00 pm - The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has honored the people, artists and bands that really shaped the genre of rock, like Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd and The Who. This year's nom...
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Soap box: Rove comfortable in DuPageMar 26, 2010 11:00 pm - Karl Rove in DuPage - comfortable: Political strategist and author Karl Rove proved a good fit as the star attraction at DuPage County Republicans' Lincoln Day ce...
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Human service cuts especially cruelMar 26, 2010 11:00 pm - On March 10, Gov. Quinn proposed a state budget that cuts certain community mental health services for those with a mental illness by 44 percent. Other human services cu...