Downers Grove Opinion
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Stardardized tests more related to IQJan 23, 2010 10:00 pm - Stardardized tests more related to IQ In a recent story the subject of teacher evaluations by scores on standardized tests to be signed by the governor as a law has ...
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For DuPage County Forest Preserve District 4, Democratic: KirchenbergJan 23, 2010 10:00 pm - For DuPage County Forest Preserve District 4, Democratic: Kirchenberg A pair of relative newcomers to the political scene - Eric Bergman and Donald Kirchenberg - are see...
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Kotecki, Pierotti have solid recordsJan 23, 2010 10:00 pm - An incumbent needs to meet two tests. Do they actually meet the goals of their position and do they do it with fiscal responsibility. Sadly, most do not, but there are t...
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And, he has more kids, tooJan 23, 2010 10:00 pm - For a couple weeks now people have been sending letters about Chris Nybo. His fans applaud him because he's a dad, because he "understands" and because he volunteers. Co...
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No small irony in AvatarJan 23, 2010 10:00 pm - No small irony in Avatar, real world Those with a taste for irony will appreciate this: As millions flock to theaters to see Avatar portray a thinly disguised versio...
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Government needs to get out of the wayJan 23, 2010 10:00 pm - When my family came to this country 40 years ago, Illinois was considered one of the best states to achieve the American dream. For a long time, it was. But today, busin...
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Tollway secret report needed better playJan 22, 2010 10:00 pm - Why did you bury the article on the secret Illinois tollway report on Page 11 of the Jan. 20 edition? Knowing that state officials have withheld information on what may ...
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Need someone to fight job lossesJan 22, 2010 10:00 pm - As a recent graduate of the University of Illinois, I am very happy to have found a job that doesn't involve waiting tables or flipping burgers. Many of my former classm...
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No social security payment penalty?Jan 22, 2010 10:00 pm - I recently received my 2010 Medicare Part B premium bill. Wow, I thought, it went up 15 percent, from $96.40 to $110.50. It was explained in the accompanying letter tha...
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Lessons of St. Alexander's closingJan 22, 2010 10:00 pm - The closing of St Alexander's Catholic school in Villa Park should be a wake-up call that inflation has been creeping up on us slowly but surely. My generation was atten...