Downers Grove Opinion
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Speed sign rule doesn't make senseAug 05, 2015 1:00 am - Friendly street 25 mph signs: On July 29, I visited the Naperville municipal center in hopes of picking up three of these signs for neighbors who had asked me to pick th...
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Editorial: COD debate highlights the need to strengthen public access lawsAug 03, 2015 11:00 pm - It remains for authorities such as the DuPage County state's attorney to decide whether, as government watchdog groups urged last week, College of DuPage board members v...
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COD's better tomorrow starts todayJul 30, 2015 1:00 am - The College of DuPage must be better tomorrow than it is today. The board of trustees must instill and lead a daily orientation to academic excellence, institutional i...
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Editorial: The truths exposed in audio of College of DuPage buyout meetingJul 29, 2015 1:00 am - When one of our reporters asked College of DuPage Board Chairwoman Kathy Hamilton about her comments in a closed-door board meeting on Dec. 18, she said she prefers to t...
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Pet stores, activists fighting same battleJul 26, 2015 6:00 am - Pet stores and animal rights activists have been fighting the same battle in Naperville. Animal activists have attempted to convince the city to force pet stores to stop...
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Iran arms treaty is treasonousJul 23, 2015 12:00 am - Iran is an enemy of the U.S. To negotiate a treaty favorable to an enemy is aiding and abetting that enemy. Aiding and abetting an enemy is treason under the U.S. Consti...
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Make boards accountable for pension abusesJul 17, 2015 1:00 am - With regard to the Illinois Association of Park Districts' pension abuse case, what do we as taxpayers have to do to stop this madness in the public sector? Is blatant ...
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Loophole supreme court can live withJul 15, 2015 1:00 am - Marriage equality as defined by the Supreme Court's Obergefell v. Hodges decision could end inheritance taxes and also worsen economic inequality. Case in point: A rich ...
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All have contributed to our countryJul 13, 2015 1:00 am - In view of the day we celebrate our independence and remember the massacre of nine black churchgoers by a white supremacist recently, we Americans should remember the fo...
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Editorial: Even in austerity, keep priority on youth mental healthJul 12, 2015 11:00 pm - When it comes to discussing funding for addressing the mental health needs of Illinois youth, we have to be realistic. The outlook for advances, perhaps even for stabili...