Downers Grove Opinion
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'Confessions' show torture won't workMay 30, 2009 11:00 pm - How many, especially at that time in the past, young blacks were allegedly beaten and tortured into false confessions by a former Chicago police commander and others onl...
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Worry for herbicide use on Prairie PathMay 29, 2009 11:00 pm - I am writing you to express my concern regarding the possible use of herbicides along the Illinois Prairie Path and Great Western Trail in DuPage County. As a resident o...
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Is a hole-in-one front-page news? Maybe in NeighborMay 28, 2009 11:00 pm - This just in to the newsroom: Dave Patton of Naperville scored his first hole-in-one on May 22. He used a 5 iron on the 174-yard 7th hole of Course No. 1 at St. Andrews ...
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Give government more money, they'll spend moreMay 26, 2009 11:00 pm - Melissa Meighen's article indicating we need to raise income taxes to make up for shortfalls in the state's budget sounds nice, but before we go supporting such an idea ...
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Dig us out of mess before raising taxesMay 26, 2009 11:00 pm - Contrary to Gov. Pat Quinn's assertions, the real "doomsday" will occur if the General Assembly does not make substantial spending cuts to the state's budget. Quinn has ...
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We have to raise state income taxMay 25, 2009 11:00 pm - Cutting state spending as a viable alternative to solving our state's budget shortfall is a myth we have a responsibility to dispel. No one can rationally argue that i...
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It'll take all of us to force true reformMay 24, 2009 11:00 pm - I commend the Daily Herald for the articles and editorials on ethics reform in Illinois government. Diminishing corruption in our state is up to us. If you are reading ...
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Beware scams on one-time gov. checksMay 22, 2009 11:00 pm - Social Security beneficiaries and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) recipients will be happy to know that issuance of the special one-time $250 American Recovery and Re...
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Thanks for help with Habitat homeMay 22, 2009 11:00 pm - On behalf of the local partner family receiving a beautiful new Habitat for Humanity home, I would like to extend my sincere gratitude to the employees and families of N...
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Saturday SoapboxMay 22, 2009 11:00 pm - A message for all school boards: Surely, school boards are paying attention to the Illinois Supreme Court ruling that tells Wheaton Warrenville Unit District 200 to mak...