Downers Grove Opinion
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A stamp honoring Good Friday?Mar 17, 2010 11:00 pm - The recent decision by our president to endorse the beautiful butterfly Muslim stamp doesn't merit the outcry it's receiving from conservatives in America. The president...
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Watch for coyotes packin' heatMar 17, 2010 11:00 pm - Warning, all songbirds in Wheaton. Best keep your chirping down until 10 a.m. or later or you will be culled next. That might be the next step after we get rid of the c...
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'No place like WDSRA' a hitMar 17, 2010 11:00 pm - Western DuPage Special Recreation Association (WDSRA) recently hosted its 16th charity auction entitled "There's No Place Like WDSRA." A committee of about 20, along wit...
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Roosevelt Road idea not fiscally smartMar 16, 2010 11:00 pm - A March 3 letter to the editor stated that Roosevelt Road was Winfield's best available corridor for sustainable commercial tax generation. Favoring commercial of develo...
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Birkett's attempt to rewrite historyMar 16, 2010 11:00 pm - In our society, the single most trusted public office which citizens have almost universal faith is our law enforcement community and in particular our professional pros...
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Was two-day dog trial worth it?Mar 16, 2010 11:00 pm - A March 13 story reports on a two-day criminal trial heard by DuPage County Circuit Judge Blanche Hill Fawell to determine if Mario Spizzirri inflicted fatal injuries to...
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A true free market will save health careMar 16, 2010 11:00 pm - I am astounded that politicians can continually add mandates on health insurance companies, that require them to cover more and more health care situations, and then tur...
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Four reasons coyote culling a bad ideaMar 16, 2010 11:00 pm - I see where Wheaton has started to implement it's program to cull out the coyotes. I believe there are four main reasons this short sighted course of action is not the r...
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The true meaning of 'shared pain'Mar 15, 2010 11:00 pm - "Shared pain" is phrase used by politicians when they want to raise our taxes and make us feel guilty if we don't accept them. They talk of budget cuts, like cutting tea...
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Dems, GOP waging a new Civil War?Mar 15, 2010 11:00 pm - I am stunned by the level of hysteria, harshness, and misinformation in our national discourse. The divide between the Republicans and Democrats is so deep and apparent...