Downers Grove Opinion
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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 ...
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Why change, when everything's great?Jun 01, 2008 11:00 pm - Robert Graham (Fence Post, April 23) is worried that the change that either Barack Obama or Hillary Clinton would bring to the country would be "a disaster" . Not to wor...
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Critics are wrong - the economy's strongJun 01, 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 ...
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Two standards on school plagiarismJun 01, 2008 11:00 pm - Plagiarizing Naperville Central High School principal Jim Caudill is apparently being reassigned for stealing the words of others when crafting a recent high school comm...
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Time to crack down on plagiarismMay 31, 2008 11:00 pm - He's always struggled with his grades, and now another big report is due. Knowing this could be the difference between failing the class or not, he cheats. He takes some...