Downers Grove Opinion
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On life and death matters, we must resist dealing in speculationNov 07, 2007 10:00 pm - Speculation is about the only stock in trade for some mysteries. But that doesn't excuse openly dealing in the commodity An Austin, Texas-based PR agent offered us an in...
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Out of touch on the issue of abortionNov 06, 2007 10:00 pm - Ms. Gustafson, in the Oct. 28 Fence Post, accuses "pro-lifers" of being angry and nasty. She says those who oppose abortion-on-demand never base their conclusions on ser...
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Pet therapy that hits close to homeNov 02, 2007 11:00 pm - Over my tenure with the Naperville Area Humane Society, I have heard a number of stories from people about how their lives have been touched by our Pet Therapy Program. ...
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Weak pro-abortion argument typicalNov 02, 2007 11:00 pm - Cheryl Bast's Oct. 27 letter on the subject of pro-lifers in Aurora was only another tiresome repetition of the pro-abortion party line. Bast's claim that "we shouldn't ...
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Exorbitant fee for seeking informationNov 02, 2007 11:00 pm - On Sept. 28, I made a Freedom of Information request to the DuPage County Election Commission. On Oct. 1, I spoke with the commission's assistant director, Doreen Nelson...
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Soapbox: Lawsuit presents a conflictNov 02, 2007 11:00 pm - Naperville City Councilman Richard Furstenau, who earlier this year was acquitted of striking a Naperville police officer, has every right to file a federal civil rights...
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Soapbox: Turbulent forecastNov 02, 2007 11:00 pm - They call it stormy Monday but Tuesday will probably be just as bad for DuPage Republicans running for county board. Monday marks the deadline for candidates to file in ...
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Politicians insult veterans once againNov 01, 2007 11:00 pm - Once again politicians are using veterans to make "feel good points". I read that they are renaming I-355, Veterans Memorial Highway. Whoop de do! While I applaud the t...
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Not such a great generation todayNov 01, 2007 11:00 pm - Referring to his book, "The Greatest Generation," Tom Brokaw writes: "In the spring of 1984, I went to the northwest of France, to Normandy, to prepare an NBC documentar...
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Give bin Laden a firm return replyNov 01, 2007 11:00 pm - Every year, the media gets keyed up by the tape and reminds U.S. citizens that bin Laden remains at large and dangerous, like a lowly viper in the grass. And every ye...