Downers Grove Opinion
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Success is not due to one individualJan 12, 2008 10:00 pm - Peter Burchard, former Naperville City Manager and 2007 Person of the Year, may deserve thanks from the residents of Naperville for his years of service to our community...
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Don't use dog race to promote readingJan 11, 2008 10:00 pm - This is in regard to the Jan. 7 story, "Race is on to read this winter." Promoting reading is a laudatory goal. Nevertheless, animal lovers hope the Naperville Public Li...
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Gun control isn't making society saferJan 11, 2008 10:00 pm - I agree with James Foley's Jan. 1 letter that "keeping guns out of the hands of gang members and criminals is a good idea" and "common sense." Unfortunately, one cannot ...
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Stop the presses!Jan 10, 2008 10:00 pm - Warning! Warning! Danger! Danger! Self-promoting, semi-gloating and perhaps less-than-timely column approaching! Nonetheless, I had a bunch of end-of-the-year vacation t...
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Series seeks productive actions, not simply another shot at tollwayJan 09, 2008 10:00 pm - It's easy to disdain the Illinois tollway. Born of the same lie that frequently justifies unpopular government projects -- think local taxes: "Don't worry; this issue do...
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Something doesn't add up this election yearJan 06, 2008 10:00 pm - Either Hillary Rodham flunked math class at Maine South High School in Park Ridge or she picked up Jethro-style ciphering during her years in Arkansas. How else would yo...
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Take responsibility for global warmingJan 03, 2008 10:00 pm - A recent letter by Elizabeth Pearson claims global warming is a hoax because it's pretty cold this winter and it was not so unbearably hot this past summer that it caus...
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Critics of Dist. 203 should look at factsJan 01, 2008 10:00 pm - I would like to respond to a letter printed recently in the Daily Herald complaining about Naperville Unit District 203. This paper recently did an extensive study on...
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Legislators have right idea on gunsDec 31, 2007 10:00 pm - Steve Riedner's Dec. 19 letter to the editor was confusing. Mr. Riedner claims that Sen. Dick Durbin recently announced a new gun law, but a search of the Library of Con...
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Air America does not disparage our troopsDec 30, 2007 10:00 pm - Oh boy … I think Steve Toye needs to switch over to decaffeinated coffee. His latest rant (Fence Post, Dec. 13) is quite incredible. I am a regular listener of Air Ameri...