Downers Grove Opinion
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Eckhoff fire merger idea not radicalNov 09, 2009 10:00 pm - DuPage County Board member Grant Eckhoff's suggestion of a county fire department is long overdue. While quite radical in its appearance, it's only radical here in polit...
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Want to go 'green'? Support PaceNov 08, 2009 10:00 pm - I'm writing regarding Pace bus routes 616, 637, 690, 696 and 699. On Monday's (October 19th) meeting at Pace headquarters it was told how the R.T.A. was taking all funds...
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Staying out of Stone ParkNov 07, 2009 10:00 pm - Stone Park, westbound Lake Street at Mannheim. Video shows me stopped at the light for six seconds before turning right, but I received a $100 ticket because my front wh...
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System is broken, kids pay the priceNov 07, 2009 10:00 pm - Approximately 80 percent of our property tax dollars are spent on schools. So, reading the Daily Herald's article regarding higher teacher salaries hit home. In 2008 and...
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World need not be ruled by hormonesNov 07, 2009 10:00 pm - The Fence Post editors must have decided to publish Mr. Kocan's opinion that "female leaders don't cut it" to raise the ire of responsible people of both sexes. That th...
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Less than hospitable hosts?Nov 06, 2009 10:00 pm - First off, thanks to Belvidere High School for hosting the Cross Country 2A Sectionals on Oct. 31. With the thanks comes the questions. We were charged $5 to park, (thi...
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Library friends support tax increaseNov 06, 2009 10:00 pm - The Friends of the Glen Ellyn Library would like to express its support for the library's proposed bond issuance and tax levy increase in order to finance much-needed bu...
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For reform, remove corporate interestsNov 06, 2009 10:00 pm - Great letter, Paul Sjordal (Fence Post, Nov. 23). Thank you for pointing out that with meaningful campaign finance reform, it wouldn't matter which party controlled the ...
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Can't compare city and suburb scoresNov 06, 2009 10:00 pm - There is a basic flaw in comparing Chicago and suburban school scores. The Chicago high schools are presently segregated based on innate test scoring ability. Magnet hig...
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Are seniors being taken for a ride?Nov 06, 2009 10:00 pm - In August our government announced the policy regarding H1N1 vaccinations. This new policy which is now in effect does not provide shots for those in the 64 and older ag...