Downers Grove Opinion
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Tax Nobel Prize money at 90 percentDec 18, 2009 10:00 pm - President Obama acknowledged in his Nobel Prize acceptance speech that his "accomplishments are slight" and that others were "more deserving." How right he was. I'm rem...
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Saturday SoapboxDec 18, 2009 10:00 pm - A really good show: Sherman Hospital put on an amazing spread for its black tie-optional shindig recently to herald the impending opening of its new hospital on Randall ...
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Disbelief at the reckless spendingDec 18, 2009 10:00 pm - Most of the American population is staring in disbelief at the reckless spending of the Obama administration. Remember here was a man, who on the campaign trail told us ...
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On salaries and water commissionDec 18, 2009 10:00 pm - I see that the Northern Illinois University police chief has a $199,000-a-year salary. I do not know the size of this police force but I suspect it is much smaller than ...
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Happy to see us all nonexistentDec 18, 2009 10:00 pm - Sen. Dick Durbin, after trying for two full days to reach your office by phone, I am told by the phone company, and I quote, "The number you have reached is being checke...
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Why is there a need for lobbyists?Dec 18, 2009 10:00 pm - I have a hard time figuring why the need for lobbyists in government at local, state or federal level. I thought in a democracy the people vote and decide what type of g...
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Election board ethics rules fall shortDec 17, 2009 10:00 pm - The DuPage County Election Commission is scheduled to vote today on its revised ethics ordinance. The proposed amendments fall short of necessary reform. To date, the co...
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Class act makes great fodder for Fence PostDec 17, 2009 10:00 pm - A few key snippets from a select group of letters to the editor we've published in the past month or so. On the media fascination with celebrities spawned by reality TV:...
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Helping protect illegal immigrants?Dec 17, 2009 10:00 pm - Twenty one-year-old Rigo Padilla, an illegal immigrant, was arrested on charges of drunken driving and was to be deported on Dec. 16. The Obama administration granted hi...
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Need honest debate from alarmist mediaDec 16, 2009 10:00 pm - Regarding the East Anglia ClimateGate scandal, what would have happened if the exposed e-mails had, instead of uncovering falsified climate data, been explicit, detailed...