Downers Grove Opinion
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Refreshing to read about true heroesJul 11, 2009 11:00 pm - Columnist Chuck Goudie expressed what many of us were thinking when he wrote about the deaths of five soldiers named Jackson. (They died for us: The Jackson Five you nev...
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A simple question for lawmakersJul 10, 2009 11:00 pm - I have a simple question for each and every senator and Congressperson: Will you give up your very generous taxpayer-provided health care program for the program that yo...
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Drive a spike through gamblingJul 10, 2009 11:00 pm - Gambling expansion is making enablers of us all. We are enabling the destruction of families within our communities knowing very well that greater ease of gambling bring...
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Odious options in budget crisisJul 10, 2009 11:00 pm - Regarding our new state budget cut, I would like to say that neither option of raising taxes or cutting state funded programs are right. Higher taxes mean we have to rea...
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Heroes beacon of hope in murky timesJul 10, 2009 11:00 pm - I am moved to write to express my profound admiration and thanks for the actions of Scott Laine and Bob Jewell in saving the life of a man caught in a burning SUV on Jun...
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Obama spending out of controlJul 10, 2009 11:00 pm - Government spending is going out of control under President Obama. Since World War II, federal spending was about 20 percent of the gross domestic product. But under Oba...
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Budget catastrophic to DuPage servicesJul 10, 2009 11:00 pm - On May 31, the Illinois legislature passed a budget that cuts in half funding for health and human services. This means that many of the programs that keep our DuPage-ar...
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Saturday SoapboxJul 10, 2009 11:00 pm - End the monopoly: Our sympathies are with the 20 trash haulers who have filed suit against 11 municipalities in Cook and DuPage counties that have locked them out of pic...
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Palin dropped out for right reasonsJul 10, 2009 11:00 pm - Sarah Palin's decision was for all the right reasons: regard for the people of Alaska, not expecting them to have a governor who must give her attention to her troubles ...
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Why are Democrats getting all the heat?Jul 10, 2009 11:00 pm - While Illinois Democrats bear the brunt of the attacks over the ongoing budget problems in Illinois, Republican legislators continue to sit on the sidelines planning the...