Downers Grove Opinion
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GOP health care plan and a punch in the faceJun 05, 2017 1:00 am - Most people have been very critical of Representative-Elect Greg Gianforte's actions when he body-slammed and punched a Guardian reporter May 24. However,, his actions m...
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Give shelters attention they deserveMay 31, 2017 12:01 am - A woman runs through her house, scooping up whatever she can, a tearful child at her side; she's shaking and sweating. She thinks her husband may kill them that night. F...
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An even greater danger: Pence in chargeMay 25, 2017 12:01 am - It was another sad day for America May 9 with Trump's firing of Director James Comey from the FBI. My guess is that Comey's investigations were getting close to proving ...
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It's a sad time to be an AmericanMay 23, 2017 12:01 am - Hardly a day goes by that Donald Trump doesn't take some opportunity to blame Barack Obama for all that ails the U.S. and the world. The accusations keep piling up to th...
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DuPage now certified in crisis interventionMay 22, 2017 1:00 am - We commend leaders in DuPage County for making it the first jurisdiction in Illinois outside of Chicago to be certified by the state to offer Crisis Intervention Team tr...
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'Helicopter' parents source of school pressureMay 21, 2017 12:01 am - As a former school principal of over 20 years, the only surprising thing about the issue of "pressure" at Naperville North and other high schools is that it's taken this...
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Join ranks of climate change 'believers'May 20, 2017 1:00 am - I always thought that convincing a climate change denier of the error of his or her ways would be difficult. After all, such people seem rarely to understand science and...
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Work as team on high school pressureMay 14, 2017 12:01 am - As an alumni of Naperville North High School and parent of three graduates, I'm very sensitive to helping create a positive change in light of recent events at NNHS. Re...
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GOP and its doomsday policy decisionsMay 09, 2017 12:01 am - One can be a cold hardhearted ultraconservative motivated solely by self interest, and recognize their self-interest is at risk by the policy direction of the Republican...
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Patients, know what your insurance coversMay 06, 2017 1:00 am - As Congress debates repeal and replacement of health care reform, there are provisions in the Affordable Care Act that are essential to millions of emergency patients an...