Downers Grove Opinion
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Animals at shelters await to be petsNov 20, 2007 10:00 pm - We are approaching that season when people search for the perfect gift. While I don't condone giving a pet as a gift, I do encourage people to look at animal shelters (g...
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Don't rush to full-day kindergartenNov 19, 2007 10:00 pm - Does Indian Prairie Unit District 204 need all-day kindergarten for all children? And if so, what is the urgency to implement this in 2008? It seems that the community ...
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Build a better home inspection systemNov 18, 2007 10:00 pm - At Cindy McCammack's home in Addison, the builder mistakenly linked hot water to the toilet. It wasn't caught by the building inspectors. McCammack said it should have b...
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Soapbox: Famous last wordsNov 16, 2007 10:00 pm - The Cat in the Hat is missing some whiskers. The bronze sculpture of the mischievous Dr. Seuss figure made a less-than-perfect debut outside Nichols Library in Napervill...
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Thanks to generous business leaderNov 15, 2007 10:00 pm - Raising money for rent and utilities for ten homeless families in the Families Helping Families program is a daily effort. When Jim Bergeron offered to host a Wine Dinne...
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Cybersnarling over Glenbard-Fremd ruckus a good/bad signNov 15, 2007 10:00 pm - I'm having a tough time deciding which group to join on the Facebook Web site: "Daily Herald Boycott for fremd+ people for the truth" or the "Daily Herald writers are ly...
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Veterans deserve better than they getNov 15, 2007 10:00 pm - Today, my flag goes to half staff for two brave young men who lost their lives while in service to our country -- Army Sgt. Joe Vanek, 22 of Elmhurst, who attended York ...
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Government does very few things wellNov 15, 2007 10:00 pm - In response to Burt Constable's Tuesday piece on how "Government can do more than wage war and collect taxes," I warn that the government does very few things well, and ...
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Standing up for the right to chooseNov 14, 2007 10:00 pm - The Planned Parenthood debate prompted me to write a letter to stand up for a woman's right to choose. I am pro-choice, and I have two children whom I love very much. I'...
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Department proud of new stationsNov 14, 2007 10:00 pm - With the Batavia Fire Department Open House fast approaching, all of us from the fire department would like to say thank you to the residents of Batavia. None of this wo...