Downers Grove Opinion
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One mother's view of the ACAJan 15, 2017 12:00 am - As the process to repeal the Affordable Care Act begins, I wanted to share with you what the ACA has meant to our family personally. I write not as a Democrat, Republica...
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Editorial: Keeping alcohol vapor, powder out of the suburbsJan 02, 2017 10:00 pm - Oftentimes, communities are forced to react to an issue when they haven't taken proactive steps to avoid the problem altogether. But as Daily Herald staff writer Eric Pe...
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Improving quality of life for every citizenDec 31, 2016 11:01 pm - I would like to express my appreciation to the citizens of York Township who braved the cold weather to vote in the York Township Republican Caucus on Tuesday December 6...
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Electoral College needs this tweakDec 10, 2016 11:01 pm - With respect to the Electoral College, Columnist Ed Murnane says that "perhaps there have been complaints, but probably not within the memory of current readers." Mr. M...
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How does this help middle-class?Dec 06, 2016 11:01 pm - How can a president-elect make a deal before he is president, i.e. with Carrier? You and I could have given the store away. What did he give away of our tax dollars? Doe...
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Life lessons from Cubs championshipDec 06, 2016 11:01 pm - What is so important about the Cubs overcoming their legendary "curse" is not so much the win, but the universal human values we can learn from this experience that can ...
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Editorial: Naperville takes important step to reduce teenage smokingDec 06, 2016 10:00 pm - Symbolic effort with no lasting effect or first step in reducing the chances teens will make a bad choice? In our view, either way is a win-win for the city of Napervill...
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Why have GOP leaders changed tune?Nov 28, 2016 11:01 pm - Watching CNN Nov. 17, I find out that the following Republicans who all ripped Trump calling him anything from a bigot, racist, scam artist, fraud, womanizer and who kno...
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Pavement no friend to wild animals, trailsNov 26, 2016 11:01 pm - Three years ago I become a daily trail runner in Knoch Knolls Park. It was a space to be in touch with nature, in silence; my refuge. Coyotes, foxes, raccoons, squirrel...
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Maybe Trump can shrink governmentNov 21, 2016 12:00 am - I am not a Trump person, but maybe he can shrink the bloated government without causing too much harm. Just leave SS and Medicare alone. The GOP is now free, after six l...