Downers Grove Opinion
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DuPage vaccination a pleasureNov 10, 2009 10:00 pm - When the DuPage County Health Department received its second batch of swine flu vaccine, I made an appointment to get my shot. I drove over there thinking I'd probably h...
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Stop the education insanityNov 10, 2009 10:00 pm - I read with interest your numerous articles regarding education in Illinois, especially in the suburbs, in Oct. 30 edition. They pointed out how education, especially ma...
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Senior free ride plan hurts othersNov 10, 2009 10:00 pm - Once again, Illinois legislators showed no backbone. By refusing to end free transit rides for all but low-income seniors, they put politics ahead of doing the right thi...
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Ryan-Levine ties call for scrutinyNov 10, 2009 10:00 pm - A few years after Rod Blagojevich was first elected governor, Republicans rightly showed concern for what seemed to be a smorgasbord of disreputable conduct surrounding ...
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Can we afford excesses of the past?Nov 10, 2009 10:00 pm - The Nov. 4 article, "Suggestion: Consolidate fire districts" by Jake Griffin bares comment. Taxpayers should note that District 4 DuPage County Board member Grant Eckhof...
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Pols should sign up for health care planNov 10, 2009 10:00 pm - If the Democrats in Congress and the president think this health care proposal, HR 3962, is so wonderful for all of us I wonder why they don't also want the program for ...
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Disappointed with Roskam voteNov 09, 2009 10:00 pm - I am extremely disappointed that my Congressional representative, Peter Roskam, voted against meaningful reform of the health care system. I have written to him on sever...
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Why Social Security number needed?Nov 09, 2009 10:00 pm - A couple of recent letters to the Fence Post have railed against the poor service of Comcast. I agree. I've had nothing but trouble with repeated phone outages and myste...
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GOP needs problem solvers, not criticsNov 09, 2009 10:00 pm - George Kocan's archaic mindset that "aggressive, high testosterone men" are needed to score Republican political victories is best left back in the cave where it belongs...
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'Clunkers': Voodoo economics at bestNov 09, 2009 10:00 pm - Some of us mortals often wonder at the rationale our government leaders take into consideration when making decisions trying to steer our economy in the right direction....