Downers Grove Opinion
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Maintain uniformity in smoking banDec 29, 2007 10:00 pm - With a new year will come many new state laws. One in particular will have a dramatic impact on the quality of life in Illinois. The Smoke-Free Illinois Act, to take ef...
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No justification for grade level centersDec 29, 2007 10:00 pm - I am writing as a concerned parent of Wood Dale School District 7. Recently our school board voted on changing our two elementary schools to grade level centers. One of ...
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Give best holiday wishes to our troopsDec 24, 2007 10:00 pm - As we are all sitting around the Christmas tree this holiday, and enjoying our family and friends, please keep in mind all of those men and women in the U.S. military wh...
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Advice for School Dist. 203 taxpayersDec 23, 2007 10:00 pm - This is an interactive letter-to-the-editor. If you're a District 203 taxpayer, your participation is warmly requested. First, please go into your tax records and pull o...
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I'll go ahead and say it: 'Christmas'Dec 23, 2007 10:00 pm - Warning: If you are politically correct, please skip this column. This is a story about Christmas. I figure it's OK for me to actually write that word Christmas since it...
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Lessons to learn from Kevin Fox caseDec 22, 2007 10:00 pm - Last week in these pages, we told you why we have a policy about not naming suspects before they are charged with a crime. Those suspects may never be charged -- as was ...
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Sad observation on abortion in AmericaDec 22, 2007 10:00 pm - Abortion in the USA was never considered an absolute, no-questions-asked, "right," and was always considered a state-by-state legislative matter -- until Roe vs. Wade wa...
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Saturday Soapbox: Toothless censureDec 21, 2007 10:00 pm - On Tuesday, the Naperville City Council voted to censure fellow Councilman Richard Furstenau. Council members cited a history of disrespectful behavior toward city staf...
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Death of 'everybody's grandmother' a tough but essential storyDec 20, 2007 10:00 pm - What if you had to write the obituary on your own grandmother? With all due respect to Rose Tani's family, that's almost the situation we had in this newsroom when the n...
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Joe Taxpayer done in by greedy teachersDec 19, 2007 10:00 pm - District U-46 teachers threatened to strike after being offered a three-year 16 percent increase. Naperville District 203 teachers threatened to strike in 2005 with a 1...