Downers Grove Opinion
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Strange celebration of King's 'dream'Feb 03, 2010 10:00 pm - On the eve of Martin Luther King's birthday, I happened to be attending Mass at Our Lady of Sorrows Basilica in Chicago. Attached to that parish was my high school, St. ...
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al-Qaida suspects taking the Fifth?Feb 03, 2010 10:00 pm - Tareq and Michaela Salahi, the infamous "White House Gate Crashers," appeared before Congress and "took the Fifth" 31 times. As American citizens, they have that right. ...
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Health care inaction not an optionFeb 02, 2010 10:00 pm - Health care inaction not an option As a physician, I have watched the national health reform debate with interest. Every day, I spend countless hours to help patient...
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Texting drivers need to be corralledFeb 02, 2010 10:00 pm - When Oprah taped her powerful show on "distracted driving," I was there. One year ago, my innocent 5-year-old son Adam was killed. The driver told police he was "looking...
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Naperville should honor Sean PaytonFeb 02, 2010 10:00 pm - Recently I asked some residents of Naperville if they can recall a former resident or for that matter any present resident of our town ever being associated with the Sup...
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Supreme court protects big businessFeb 02, 2010 10:00 pm - After a long campaign in the courts, the corporate elites have managed to do what King George failed to do - put an end to this country's democracy. It began with the Su...
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Supreme Court made bad situation worseFeb 02, 2010 10:00 pm - The Supreme Court of the United States has done it now. With its decision to allow unlimited contributions from businesses to political campaigns the court has made big ...
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Why bellyache about cookie sales?Feb 02, 2010 10:00 pm - This is in response to the Jan. 30 letter ripping Girl Scouts for the time of year they sell cookies. Could it be done in the spring? Perhaps. But most of the letter see...
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Give up the 'without raising taxes' spielFeb 02, 2010 10:00 pm - Now that the beautiful Ackerman Sports and Fitness Center is open for business in Glen Ellyn, it is time for park board President Ed Hess to take off his carnival barker...
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Can't afford pay for play administrationFeb 02, 2010 10:00 pm - Barack Obama's compromise with big labor over health care reform is the final straw for me. This type of "compromise" is not a compromise at all, but simply what we are ...