Downers Grove Opinion
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Matter of fairness on hookah loungeMar 29, 2008 11:00 pm - Cultures, health issues and the finer points of the law clashed over smoking lounges in Schaumburg last week. In the end, common sense won a narrow victory -- but it was...
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Acting in interest of students, taxpayersMar 28, 2008 11:00 pm - I say "shame" on those few homeowners who are filing a lawsuit demanding that District 204 purchase the Brach Brodie property. Excuse me, but we have a school board that...
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District 204 needs to change courseMar 28, 2008 11:00 pm - Next month, it will be three years since voters told Indian Prairie School District 204 "NO" to the idea of a third high school. But the district, undeterred by the vot...
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DuPage Co. fencepostMar 28, 2008 11:00 pm - He's certainly earned it: One of Rev. Fred Lenczycki's victims this week called upon the Diocese of Joliet to petition the Vatican to officially defrock the pedophile p...
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Don't be fooled by this obvious ruseMar 28, 2008 11:00 pm - I am amazed by the thoughtfulness of my Naperville School District 204 neighbors to the south, who regard my children's health and safety above their own families. They ...
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It's Democrats who have failed agendaMar 28, 2008 11:00 pm - The hypocrisy from the left marches on! Mr. Tobolik's March 4 Fence Post letter is replete with the usual liberal platitudes. His timing was impeccable. The same day his...
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Glad that Obama is talking about raceMar 27, 2008 11:00 pm - Everyone is upset about Barack Obama and his pastor. Upset about what? That he spoke about our country having race issues or the fact that he actually brought it up? An...
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Fighting the copy-cat syndrome in the age of instant messagingMar 27, 2008 11:00 pm - Bomb threats. Suicides. Gang names. Things we often, as a matter of course, don't write about. The reasons are all intertwined. Someone who gets his jollies causing a ru...
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Attention-getters aren't always what sell newspapersMar 26, 2008 11:00 pm - We strive for a front page that, rather than concentrating on the lure of death and destruction, is teeming with the activities of real life. ...
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Making best use of red light camerasMar 25, 2008 11:00 pm - The ongoing debate -- the police want red light cameras "for greater safety." Each camera can generate over $1 million per year in fines. This revenue might be used for...