Downers Grove Opinion
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Library protest can hold spot on stageOct 12, 2009 11:00 pm - So, Connie Xinos likes to crush 11-year-old girls' feelings in a public forum? And talk about the "Real World" from his gated community and Mercedes? This looks like a ...
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Democrats blamed for Olympic lossOct 12, 2009 11:00 pm - I'm disappointed we didn't get the 2016 Summer Olympics. But my greatest disappointment is with the Democrat Party. You mean to tell me that with the full power of the ...
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Reverse turn law and dump camerasOct 12, 2009 11:00 pm - There appears much controversy regarding these cash cows for local governments who emphatically say these contraptions are for safety purposes only. Who is suffering? Th...
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A phone call that can save a lifeOct 11, 2009 11:00 pm - When a 30-year-old with autism died as police responded to a call for help at a Des Plaines group home, advocates pushed for a law. Passed in 2007, two years after the ...
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Olympic committee saved us billionsOct 10, 2009 11:00 pm - No Daley machine-backed public-funded construction job ever gets built as planned or within budget. The cost overruns for McCormick Place, Navy Pier, O'Hare Airport and ...
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Red-light cameras dangerous, unfairOct 10, 2009 11:00 pm - I am writing this letter in protest of all of the red light cameras and, in particular at Gary Avenue and Lake Street in Roselle. I think these cameras would be a great...
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Obama should end Afghanistan warOct 10, 2009 11:00 pm - What are we doing in Afghanistan, and why is President Obama continuing to send young American women and men to their deaths? What is the strategic thinking from the Ova...
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Roskam's Honduras trip wasn't necessaryOct 10, 2009 11:00 pm - It was nice to see in the paper that things are running smooth enough in Washington that U.S. Rep Peter Roskam can fly down to Honduras for a little fun in the sun to me...
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Obama has funneled taxes to abortionOct 09, 2009 11:00 pm - I really find it interesting that Ellen Goodman's column uses the terms, health care, women's health concerns, legitimate health care, etc. Can someone explain to me why...
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Look at history for Middle East answersOct 09, 2009 11:00 pm - I find it sad that history is either forgotten or ignored when some form opinions with such dire impact. A reader (Sep. 30) writes that a Palestinian state won't work si...