Downers Grove Opinion
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The joy of getting things doneOct 03, 2016 1:00 am - I find it a joy to support candidates who put the nation and the needs of its people first, and work fearlessly both across the aisle and within the party to get things ...
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Phony 'deplorables' outrageSep 24, 2016 1:00 am - Spare me the phony outrage over the "basket of deplorables" comment. It might truly be outrageous if it weren't true or if that was all she said. If we had been treated ...
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Time to celebrate the arts in schoolsSep 19, 2016 1:00 am - For decades, research has shown that when students participate in the arts as a part of their education, they go on to succeed in school, work and life. Designated by Co...
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DuPage board needs to lead on pensionsSep 10, 2016 1:00 am - With the economy in its present state, is there going to be a time where Dan Cronin and the current DuPage County Board are going to exclude themselves from the pension ...
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Coyne shifting focus of his tax-voting recordSep 06, 2016 12:01 am - This is in response to Naperville Councilman Kevin Coyne's letter "Why Naperville highway deal matters." The proposed deal, Councilman Coyne writes, will result in "man...
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No sympathy for Blago, but penalty too harshAug 29, 2016 1:00 am - Rod Blagojevich is not a very sympathetic figure. When I think of his fall from grace, I think of a loudmouthed braggart who was way too full of himself when governor of...
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Why Naperville highway deal mattersAug 23, 2016 12:01 am - It is hard for retirees to remain in Illinois, Naperville in particular, because of our high real estate taxes. I believe that the real estate tax burden placed on our r...
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Blue ribbons a show of support for policeAug 21, 2016 12:01 am - We in the Naperville Glens and Meadows subdivisions are showing our support for our police by displaying blue ribbons tied around our trees, mailboxes and outside lights...
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Take an extra breath with the extra secondAug 20, 2016 1:00 am - This New Year's Eve we will be adding one second to the clock to more accurately align the earth's rotation with the atomic clock. One second might not seem like a lot o...
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Map amendment deserves a chanceAug 19, 2016 12:01 am - Illinois government is broken. Career politicians go behind closed doors and rig elections by drawing legislative maps to benefit themselves. The political representativ...