Downers Grove Opinion
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New leadership needed on energyJul 15, 2008 11:00 pm - Gas prices are continuing to spiral out of control, and this Congress is refusing to address the problem. Republicans offer unsustainable solutions such as offshore dril...
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Thanks for support of MDA campersJul 15, 2008 11:00 pm - The Chicagoland office of the Muscular Dystrophy Association extends unending gratitude to all those who donated their time, energy and resources toward MDA's 2008 summe...
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Roskam not strong on the environmentJul 15, 2008 11:00 pm - I recently arrived home to find a door handle flyer for Rep. Peter Roskam which, with its photography and generalized claims, seems to imply that he cares about the envi...
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Obama defending the wrong choiceJul 14, 2008 11:00 pm - In a July 11 news item, Sen. Obama is quoted saying, "I will never back down in defending a woman's right to choose." Choose what? Chocolate or vanilla? Window seat or ...
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Use common sense on pension problemJul 13, 2008 11:00 pm - There's been a lot of hand-wringing lately about Illinois' $42 billion unfunded pension liability and the $22 billion deficit in the teachers pension fund. But there has...
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Saturday SoapboxJul 11, 2008 11:00 pm - Tough sentence warranted: This week, DuPage Circuit Judge Kathryn Creswell sentenced a Lombard man to 65 years in prison for opening fire on three local police officers...
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Support pediatric cancer researchJul 09, 2008 11:00 pm - On Tuesday, June 24, my five-year-old daughter, Katie, and I walked all over Capitol Hill in Washington to meet with Illinois legislators to ask them for continued fundi...
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Obama can't be put in elitist categoryJul 07, 2008 11:00 pm - I would like to respond to Ms. Valerie Benson (June 21 Fence Post) and her claims that Barack and Michelle Obama are somehow "elitist" and "American Royalty" because Mr....
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A curmudgeon's guide to 4th of July festival funJul 03, 2008 11:00 pm - Yes, of course I enjoyed Jake Griffin's story on the front page of Thursday's paper. I helped him come up with the concept. It offered all sorts of useful tips on how to...
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Democrats block energy solutionsJun 28, 2008 11:00 pm - The Democrats seem obsessed with America's image and how America is viewed by the rest of the world. Unfortunately their solution is generally to attack America and try ...