Downers Grove Opinion
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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...
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Park district ready to meet challengesJan 22, 2010 10:00 pm - As the Naperville Park District continues to be challenged by the economy like many other businesses and individuals, it is more important than ever for us to find ways ...
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Of campaign reform and term limitsJan 22, 2010 10:00 pm - Government is broken - pure and simple. The current system doesn't work. Those elected to office have their energy and time focused on doing what it takes to win re-elec...
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Now's not the time for pricey Villa Park road repairsJan 21, 2010 10:00 pm - Villa Park voters are faced with a decision Feb. 2 regarding their roads, and their tax bills. A referendum asks voters whether the village should borrow $27.5 million t...
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Should the Glen Ellyn park board have said 'no'?Jan 21, 2010 10:00 pm - Just say no. That's what some Glen Ellyn park commissioners will tell you the board should have said when the citizenry started asking for more amenities in their new re...
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Candidate to ensure we live within meansJan 21, 2010 10:00 pm - I am a resident of the 5th Ward of Elmhurst and have benefited from the representation of Alderman Chris Nybo. He has been very proactive in the ward (addressing school...
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Vote for the justices who showed upJan 21, 2010 10:00 pm - As an attorney for almost a quarter of a century and a past president of the DuPage County Bar Association, I know something about the judiciary. I write to publicly end...
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'People' can bring historic changeJan 21, 2010 10:00 pm - The "people" voted for change and gave Scott Brown a historic victory in Massachusetts. The "people" in Illinois have the same opportunity on Feb. 2 to fix the mess in S...