Downers Grove Opinion
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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...
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Five big reasons for partisan bickeringMay 02, 2017 12:01 am - Your average Democrat feels the GOP is made up of money-grubbing rich folks who care only about themselves. Your average Republican feels the Democrats are just there to...
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Recalling childhood joys of May DayApr 30, 2017 11:00 pm - When I was a child growing up in Crystal Lake many years ago, May Day had no political connotations. It was a joyful day to celebrate spring. We made May Baskets out of...
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New reason for Trump to release tax returnsApr 30, 2017 12:01 am - I doubt if there is anyone left in the country who still believes in the efficacy of trickle down economics. So when I hear that yet another tax cut for the rich is in t...
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Are any quiet restaurants out there?Apr 26, 2017 12:01 am - Someone help me out. Am I the only one wondering if there is any quiet restaurant out there? I've rotated for years among the local restaurants, and all I want is a calm...