Downers Grove Opinion
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Don't let the bullies wear you downJun 20, 2009 11:00 pm - I returned from Springfield with quite an eye-opening education to the state's budget process, as well as how to survive on minimal sleep. It is so great to be back in m...
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Saturday SoapboxJun 19, 2009 11:00 pm - A second chance: Like many of us, perhaps you weren't ready when Flag Day came around June 14. There's still time before the Fourth of July to replace a tired, worn symb...
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Should have let vets see the displayJun 19, 2009 11:00 pm - I attended the D-Day ceremony at the Cantigny Museum on June 6. It was great to see the approximate 500 World War II veterans in attendance. We owe those vets a lot. I s...
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No plan for Gitmo prisonersJun 17, 2009 11:00 pm - In an interview with BBC ahead of his trip the Middle East and Europe, President Obama said: "I think the thing that we can do most importantly is serve as a good role m...
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Let's hope signs of confidence just a startJun 16, 2009 11:00 pm - Nothing begets confidence like confidence. We've been in a collective clench for so long as businesses enormous and small have gone bankrupt or closed, jobs have been st...
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Set driver's license fees on car's mileageJun 16, 2009 11:00 pm - One way to discourage individuals from buying/driving big gas guzzlers is to change the yearly driver's license registration fees based upon miles per gallon those vehic...
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Playtime over; take their toys awayJun 15, 2009 11:00 pm - I have always wondered why it is that some unsuspecting politician/lobbyist is periodically culled from the herd and prosecuted over pay-to-play behavior. It is after al...
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Aurora alderman calls for changeJun 15, 2009 11:00 pm - On June 1, like many of you, I paid our property tax bills. My tax bill has increased 27 percent in two years. I hear the blame to include school districts, park distric...
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Citizens, paper can both do a better jobJun 14, 2009 11:00 pm - I agree with Mr. Willis Farnham's concern (May 4th Letter to Editor) regarding local issues in ones own community. I also agree with his viewpoint that newspapers could ...
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Don't split siblings up, District 204Jun 13, 2009 11:00 pm - I'm contacting you to make sure Indian Prairie Unit District 204 does the right thing and enacts a global sibling policy. It's the right thing to do. The number of stude...