Downers Grove Opinion
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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...
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Not enough on campaign reformJun 12, 2009 11:00 pm - Illinois has made some significant progress in campaign finance reform. Unfortunately, it's not much consolation for anyone who thinks an incumbent isn't doing a good jo...
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Saturday SoapboxJun 12, 2009 11:00 pm - A record of success: Congratulations to Stevenson High School in Lincolnshire, in Newsweek's top 200 schools for five years running. Special place, special name: Napervi...
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Even Burris could be class presidentJun 12, 2009 11:00 pm - I am stunned that Neuqua Valley High School administrators have the time, energy, and motivation to manipulate student elections. It is difficult to imagine that Rodney ...
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How about a debate to cap off war of words?Jun 11, 2009 11:00 pm - May I direct your attention to Fence Post, found under the letters tab of the opinion Web page. Those letters are the latest salvos in a monthslong feud among leaders of...