Downers Grove Opinion
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Why protesting school closings?May 31, 2013 4:40 am - Why protesting school closings? When you see all those parents out protesting the closing of public schools, and look at the low attendance and graduation rates at ...
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The SoapboxMay 25, 2013 5:00 am - What’s a chaparral? It’s the formal name for a roadrunner, silly. The bird, no doubt best known through its cartoon character, is not common to Illinois. It also has bee...
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Hope from Tragedy in OklahomaMay 23, 2013 11:00 pm - This article is dedicated to the people of Moore, Oklahoma. I feel a strange bond with the town, even though I don't have any family there; I think it's because we are p...
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Keep Memorial Day a special dayMay 23, 2013 4:40 am - Keep Memorial Day a special day Memorial Day is a very special day, not for sales but for pausing and taking time to honor all those who have served this country in...
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The SoapboxMay 18, 2013 5:00 am - A courtroom first: This week’s conviction of Johnny Borizov in the murders of three Darien family members marked the first suburban gavel-to-gavel trial coverage with st...
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The SoapboxMay 11, 2013 5:00 am - Au natural: How refreshing that the city of Chicago will turn to goats to tame 120 acres of hard-to-reach grass at O’Hare International Airport rather than resorting to ...
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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...