Downers Grove Opinion
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Please explain health-care planJul 15, 2009 11:00 pm - OK. So everyone is going to get health insurance and it will "only" cost the U.S. taxpayers $600 billion to get a government-backed program that will expand coverage, pr...
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Strategy for Iraq, Pakistan flawedJul 15, 2009 11:00 pm - The drone attacks against Pakistan must be stopped. The reason lies deep in the culture of the Mid East. For every innocent maiming and death these attacks cause, vows o...
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Capitalism not cause of health care woesJul 15, 2009 11:00 pm - Diana Niesman's June 1 letter has quite an ironic title, considering its content: "Public doesn't grasp health-care problem." Ms. Niesman herself has difficulty comprehe...
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State must stand for something, BobJul 15, 2009 11:00 pm - DuPage County Board Chairman Bob Schillerstrom has been quoted as saying that "The state cannot afford to be all things to all people." Absolutely, Bob, you are right. C...
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Driving's a thrill in NapervilleJul 15, 2009 11:00 pm - Because it is not illegal to use a hand-held phone in Naperville, I would suggest that all future driver's education classes include how to use a hand-held cell phone wh...
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Not the land of 1,000 dances, eitherJul 15, 2009 11:00 pm - For a long time, Illinois has been the butt of political jokes; now that Minnesota has elected Al Franken as senator, they can now lay claim the distinction of laughings...
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No sympathy for drivers who don't stop, get ticketedJul 14, 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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Cuts save pennies, but cost societyJul 13, 2009 11:00 pm - As a member of District 204's special needs PTA, I read Justin Kmitch's article, "District 204 group pushing to maintain special needs funding," with great interest and ...
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'Cap and trade' bill potential disasterJul 13, 2009 11:00 pm - The House of Representatives did a grave disservice to the U.S. by passing the so-called "cap and trade" bill. I urge you contact your Senators to correct this mistake b...
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ComEd doesn't really care for treesJul 13, 2009 11:00 pm - I must take exception to ComEd's Senior Vice President Calvin Butler's attempts to paint ComEd as a tree-loving entity that tries to balance the "care" of trees while pr...