Downers Grove Opinion
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Rotary Hill parking lot a street?Oct 27, 2009 11:00 pm - Residents who use Naperville's Rotary Hill and Riverwalk need to be aware of a development proposal for a small half-acre parcel directly adjacent to the park. While the...
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Coat drive a heartwarming successOct 27, 2009 11:00 pm - Earlier this month, I partnered with Naper Settlement, the Naperville Jaycees and Indian Prairie School District 204 to host a Warmer Weather Coat Drive. As your State R...
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Strengthen ComEd deal with DuPageOct 27, 2009 11:00 pm - ComEd's years of horrendous DuPage trails management, mindless chopping and hacking of trail vegetation, treeless trunks and miles of stumps, may be at end. Labeled as C...
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Public option isn't socialismOct 26, 2009 11:00 pm - As a nurse for thirty-eight years, I know that Americans are worried rightly about being dropped by insurance companies after getting sick, paying costly deductibles, or...
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Trade equipment to rehire a teacherOct 26, 2009 11:00 pm - The recent controversy over the lack of accountability at the District 200 school board prompted me to visit the district Web site and review the minutes from prior meet...
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Proof that the health system is brokenOct 26, 2009 11:00 pm - As a retired nurse, I can still recall images of patients who are admitted to the hospital in critical conditions for the following reasons: 1. Elderly patients who sto...
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Parents, get your kids heart-screenedOct 26, 2009 11:00 pm - On Oct. 8 Glenbard North High School held its second EKG screening for students. The screening tests for sudden cardiac death and sometimes detects non-cardiac condition...
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Create health boards not run by polsOct 26, 2009 11:00 pm - I read with excitement the idea coming out of Congress to alter the idea of a flexible public option as a component of health care reform. The proposal to create levels ...
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Volunteers needed now more than everOct 25, 2009 11:00 pm - The survey released in late August was sobering for agencies that depend on volunteers. The National Conference on Citizenship reported that most Americans were cutting ...
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Casino funds not used for salariesOct 24, 2009 11:00 pm - An Oct. 17 Daily Herald article concerning the city of Elgin's budget deficit contained two major errors as they relate to the city of Aurora. Elgin Mayor Ed Schock stat...