Downers Grove Opinion
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Internet businesses should pay taxes, tooMay 10, 2013 4:40 am - Internet businesses should pay taxes, too This letter is in response to a submission regarding legislation that is supported by the local business community, the Ma...
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Maybe we should ground Mrs. ObamaMay 08, 2013 4:40 am - Maybe we should ground Mrs. Obama President Obama has acted like the little kid who could not have his way and takes his ball and goes home. Cutting back on the air...
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Editorial: Expedite federal help for flood victimsMay 07, 2013 9:28 am - The floodwaters are receding and what’s left behind in some communities across the region isn’t pretty. Muck, thousands of used sandbags, soggy carpeting, wet drywall, d...
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Distinguish between Islam and heresyMay 07, 2013 4:40 am - Distinguish between Islam and heresy The Boston Marathon terrorists, indeed all “Islamic” terrorists, do not and were not following Islam. The Quran is very specifi...
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The SoapboxMay 04, 2013 5:00 am - Preckwinkle warms to our suburbs: On Tuesday, Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle attended a luncheon in Palatine to speak to Northwest suburban business leader...
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Newspapering hardly deserves its ‘worst’ labelApr 28, 2013 5:00 am - I knew it was bad, but I didn’t think it was the worst. I’m referring, of course, to the survey in Careercast.com that ranks newspaper reporters, and implicitly everyone...
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Editorial: Drop pension perks for forest officialsApr 25, 2013 2:28 pm - DuPage County Forest Preserve Commission President D. Dewey Pierotti Jr. would like the state legislature to stay out of the commission’s business. And, generally, we’d ...
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Don’t politicize medical professionApr 25, 2013 4:40 am - Don’t politicize medical profession I was very disappointed that Dr. Ben Carson felt the need to drop out as Johns Hopkins commencement speaker. This is a medical s...
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Stop trying to idolize Wild WestApr 24, 2013 4:40 am - Stop trying to idolize Wild West I want to thank Senators Durbin and Kirk for their vote with the majority of the American people in support of expanded background ...
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Glad Durbin, Kirk said yes on gun voteApr 23, 2013 4:40 am - Glad Durbin, Kirk said yes on gun vote I am appalled that the Senate voted against expanded background checks which is the very minimum measure that our country sho...