Downers Grove Opinion
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What do COD incumbents fear?Feb 20, 2009 10:00 pm - We should be thankful that someone is concerned about the rule of law in Illinois elections given the tarnished image of this state's political processes. Appointed Coll...
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Saturday SoapboxFeb 20, 2009 10:00 pm - Another gauge of road damage: We have another, nonscientific gauge of how badly winter has hurt suburban roads: Daily Herald editors who are road cyclists. As we await s...
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Naperville responds for the hungryFeb 20, 2009 10:00 pm - The Downtown Naperville Alliance and Loaves & Fishes Community Pantry extend a heartfelt thanks to all who shopped and dined in downtown Naperville during the month of J...
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Pols should dump their private planesFeb 19, 2009 10:00 pm - Recently Citigroup was forced to cancel its order for a private jet. Pressure was exerted by the president and others in Congress as Citi had received billions in taxpay...
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What would more wiretaps uncover?Feb 18, 2009 10:00 pm - What would we find out if FBI tapped telephones of Illinois legislators? At least we would find Michael Madigan, Speaker of House, plotting to get his daughter, Lisa, el...
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Shame on those who want to see us failFeb 16, 2009 10:00 pm - I read with outrage a letter published in the Feb. 7 paper. It came from a close-minded conservative from Naperville who spits venom all over your Opinion page by actual...
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Why buying local matters even moreFeb 16, 2009 10:00 pm - Where did you go the last time you bought a book? Online, or down the street to a nearby bookstore? How about that camera or other electronic gadget, or the bouquet you...
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Saturday SoapboxFeb 13, 2009 10:00 pm - A turn for the better: We have to give Schaumburg credit. Just two weeks ago, the Soapbox had an issue with the one intersection in the village patrolled by red-light ca...
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Corruption begins at grass roots levelFeb 13, 2009 10:00 pm - Illinois has several laws and regulation sets, which if followed closely by public governing bodies go a long way toward promising honesty in government. These are the I...
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Former Gov. Edgar took the El, tooFeb 13, 2009 10:00 pm - I read your story, "No first-class expectations" about Gov. Pat Quinn flying on United Airlines. Wow, how jaded Illinoisans have become. Former Gov. Jim Edgar flew comme...