Downers Grove Opinion
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Saturday Soapbox: DuPage CountyJun 13, 2008 11:00 pm - Fiscally irresponsible graffiti Paper signs in the men's restrooms at the DuPage County courthouse remind gentlemen to flush urinals. However, several of the signs have ...
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Idling Pace buses waste precious fuelJun 12, 2008 11:00 pm - I am writing to express my disappointment with the management and staff of the Pace Suburban Bus Service. With the state of fuel prices today and the impact those costs ...
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Getting off the Soapbox to look at the rest of the storyJun 12, 2008 11:00 pm - Actual corporate e-mail chain revealing the inner workings of the Daily Herald and its DuPage editor: (Editorial Page Editor John Zimmerman to Jim Davis): "Hi, Jim…Would...
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Nuances of passion sometimes are key to deciding story playJun 11, 2008 11:00 pm - Prominent trials are followed passionately by some people -- but not all. It was a reasonable enough question for a wife to ask her husband three days before a high scho...
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Time for state to end pay-to-playJun 09, 2008 11:00 pm - The Illinois House passed by a vote of 114-0 a new state ethics plan dealing with contributions from state contractors. Considering that the House often cannot agree on ...
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In remembrance of the D-Day invasionJun 09, 2008 11:00 pm - In remembrance of the D-Day invasion of June 6, 1944, I submit the following historical note. World War II began in the following manner: In order to drum up support f...
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Saturday Soapbox: DuPage CountyJun 06, 2008 11:00 pm - Refreshing: That's the way -- especially in light of the early history of Metea Valley High School -- to describe the cooperation between neighbors and school officials...
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Will we learn corruption's lessons this time?Jun 05, 2008 11:00 pm - It's easy to fall prey to pessimism about the seemingly sorry status of our state government in the wake of the corruption conviction of Antoin "Tony" Rezko. After all, ...
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Make example of hardhearted vandalsJun 03, 2008 11:00 pm - Many hours of compassionate work are undone in just the few minutes it takes for insensitive vandals to destroy it. We have seen numerous examples in recent years of ou...
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Critics are wrong -- the economy's strongJun 02, 2008 11:00 pm - There have been many letters to the Daily Herald recently blaming the Iraq War and President George Bush for a terrible economy and high gasoline prices. The Democratic ...