Downers Grove Opinion
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Reps should follow call for term limitsApr 12, 2017 12:01 am - On March 27, I attended the less than transparent town hall hosted by Senator Michael Connelly of Naperville and Representative Jeanne Ives of Wheaton about the state of...
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Let's reshape view of blue-collar jobsApr 08, 2017 1:00 am - A March 23 editorial published by the Daily Herald, "Community colleges help students find jobs on the road and in the trades," is right on target - but the concept has ...
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Health care re-do will push us to brinkApr 08, 2017 1:00 am - At a recent health care policy visit to Congressman Peter Roskam's district office in St. Charles, I stated that I was representing homeless families. The receptionist m...
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Already paying price of climate changeApr 06, 2017 1:00 am - Gravity and Climate Change exist, whether humans believe in them or not. As Representative Bill Foster aptly pointed out in his Op-Ed April 3, there is very little uncer...
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Lisle election mailer was dishearteningMar 31, 2017 1:00 am - I find it very disheartening to have received, in the mail, an election piece which is a nasty personal attack on Mayor Joe Broda. I think debate of issues is a healthy...
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Candidates offer property tax freezeMar 30, 2017 11:00 pm - There are four reasons not to vote for Mayor Broda and several reasons to vote for the Prosperity for Lisle candidates: 1. When we moved to Lisle more than 20 years ago,...
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No call to bully and insult RoskamMar 26, 2017 1:00 am - Congressman Peter Roskam, 6th Congressional District, is a target of national groups like the DCCC, Indivisible, and the OFA, which is why Mr. Roskam argues correctly th...
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Muslim women try to embody Khadija, AyeshaMar 25, 2017 1:00 am - As I ruminate upon Women's History Month, iconic women in Islamic history emerge as a timeless inspiration. Islam elevated the status of women, initiating rights to inh...
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Candidates know who they representMar 25, 2017 1:00 am - On April 4, Naperville residents should support city council candidates who understand that they represent first and foremost the residents of the City of Naperville. J...
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November, 2018 seems long way offMar 24, 2017 12:01 am - I was hearing echoes of "Let them eat cake" coming across the centuries when I learned the particulars of the Trump budget proposal. Our elected aristocracy is firmly in...