Downers Grove Opinion
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Need to reserve not squander resourcesJul 20, 2009 11:00 pm - At 7:25 a.m. July 11, while walking in nearby Community Park (serviced variously by Carol Stream, Glen Ellyn and Wheaton), I came upon a Wheaton grass cutter operating h...
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No sympathy for tickets on right turnsJul 20, 2009 11:00 pm - Several times each week I walk to complete various errands in and around Central Naperville. As a frequent pedestrian, I have no sympathy for drivers who get ticketed tu...
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Didn't GOP use same dire warnings?Jul 20, 2009 11:00 pm - Illinois Republicans say the Democrats are just running around like Chicken Littles, saying the sky is falling, with their warnings of dire consequences of massive budge...
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Why high-speed rail plan will failJul 20, 2009 11:00 pm - I would be the last person to rail against mass-transit service, but the 110 mph high-speed rail signed into law by Gov. Pat Quinn and its 11 stops will unfortunately fa...
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This nation was built by businessJul 18, 2009 11:00 pm - The government serves at the behest of the people; the people do not serve at the behest of the government. We have somehow strayed from the basics of a free-willed soci...
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GOP made Wheaton parade specialJul 18, 2009 11:00 pm - Illinois Republicans, DuPage County Republicans, Milton Township Republicans and especially, Wheaton Republicans, thank everyone who helped make Wheaton's 2009 Independe...
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Poet's lament on politiciansJul 18, 2009 11:00 pm - They have no fiscal purity They want to cancel your social security Their latest scheme they will flout Even though they cannot count The politicians pose and goggle ...
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Our water should be kept flouride-freeJul 17, 2009 11:00 pm - I read the "Your Health" column of July 13, and was shocked by the arrogance of the column stating that fluoridating bottled water will make it "more" healthy. One reads...
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Not sure about pride in AmericaJul 17, 2009 11:00 pm - The fireworks were great. At both displays, the song "Proud To be An American" was played. But this year, during the line, "And I'm proud to be an American, where at lea...
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Waiting to hear from secretary of energyJul 16, 2009 11:00 pm - In reply to Tom Racjan's letter regarding gasoline prices, oil prices, I sent an e-mail to the U.S. Secretary of Energy four weeks ago discussing the very same thing. I ...