Downers Grove Opinion
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Who really wants change in D. C.?Oct 02, 2008 11:00 pm - Amid all the recent campaigning and commentating, I've noticed a very clear theme: Change. Both parties say they want change, but I question whether my congresswoman, Ju...
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VFW should focus on veteran's issuesOct 02, 2008 11:00 pm - Joseph Ryan's well written article (Sept. 18) set my teeth on edge. It noted the political arm of the VFW announced its support for Congressman Mark Kirk who talks a go...
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'Colossal failure' as an executiveOct 02, 2008 11:00 pm - It seems that everybody is understating Barack Obama's executive experience. Well, actually, Obama does have executive experience worth noting. In a local TV interview i...
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A commitment to the disabledOct 01, 2008 11:00 pm - As parents of a Down syndrome daughter, now 42 years old, we are personally aware of the importance of early intervention and education programs specifically focused on ...
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Abstinence is 100 percent effectiveOct 01, 2008 11:00 pm - Democrat columnist Cynthia Tucker complains about "the ultraconservative fringe - those who insist sex is intended only for procreation." As an ultraconservative myself,...
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Send do-nothing politicians messageOct 01, 2008 11:00 pm - We now hear from all the Republicans who say vote for me. What did they do for you fellow Americans? Nothing. They voted the Bush way. Take, for example, John McCain. H...
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We can do better than past 8 yearsOct 01, 2008 11:00 pm - I have to admit I am somewhat flattered. Not only has Steve Toye read several of my letters, but he has spent many months thinking about them. One letter he references g...
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We're so far in debt, it all doesn't matterSep 30, 2008 11:00 pm - My uncle's wife, Laura, greeted him when he came home from work the other day. "You will not believe what Billy did, Sam," Laura said. "You know that new car, motorcycle...
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Is safety at heart in red-light cameras?Sep 30, 2008 11:00 pm - With the recent surge of red light enforcement cameras, I must question the intention of safety versus revenue building. Each time a municpality considers red light enfo...
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Can't admit the slightest wrongdoingSep 25, 2008 11:00 pm - On Sept. 10, your paper reported on Page 2 that Barack Obama's lipstick joke was "clearly drawing a connection to Sarah Palin's convention joke." (I am quoting your own ...