Downers Grove Opinion
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$62,000 to keep superintendent's contract privateMar 26, 2009 11:00 pm - This just in to the newsroom: $62,498.91. That's the amount Wheaton Warrenville District 200 has spent in legal fees trying to keep a former superintendent's contract ou...
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College of DuPage needs more transparencyMar 25, 2009 11:00 pm - To hear some of the candidates tell it, College of DuPage is in a crisis of confidence: Unflattering headlines abound about lawsuits; unexplained changes in top leadersh...
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Remember perils of universal health careMar 25, 2009 11:00 pm - Let's learn from the mistakes of our fellow members of the union that government-implemented universal health care is simply not the answer to the health insurance ailme...
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Small tax hike appropriate for stateMar 25, 2009 11:00 pm - We need a tax hike of some kind in Illinois. As some of your articles have pointed out, we cannot simply cut our way out of the massive deficit we have. Under the previ...
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Inciting hate and intolerance mattersMar 24, 2009 11:00 pm - On July 27, 2008, unemployed truck driver Jim David Adkisson entered the Tennessee Valley Unitarian Church in the middle of a children's musical program. He was carrying...
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Time for Metzger to step downMar 24, 2009 11:00 pm - We need to forgive the person Mark Metzger for his apparent fury in the moment and his vulgar e-mail mistake, as we ourselves would ask to be forgiven for our own human ...
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Incumbents plus Narot the best choices in Lisle District 202Mar 24, 2009 11:00 pm - As school districts in Illinois face the challenge of raising educational standards amid the growing pressures of a shifting tax base and declining revenue streams, it i...
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Incumbents are good leaders in Lombard Dist. 44Mar 24, 2009 11:00 pm - In Lombard Elementary District 44, six candidates are seeking four seats on the board of education. Incumbents John Schroder, Elizabeth Kirsh, Juan Chapa Jr. and Gayle ...
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Crotty, Romberg, Weeks and DelCiello in Naperville 203Mar 24, 2009 11:00 pm - Residents can take heart in the fact that, among 10 candidates on the ballot, all have done their homework, and all appear to be top-notch candidates for four seats. The...
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ECC expansion will create jobs now and laterMar 24, 2009 11:00 pm - In this sluggish economic climate, one of the best things we can do for our local economy is to keep our communities working. That's why I'm supporting the Elgin Communi...