My first thought, upon reading this was “not in this country.” But that was before this story broke.
Entries Tagged as 'National Politics'
For all you gadflies
March 26th, 2010 · 1 Comment · National Politics, state politics
I’ve added a new “State and Nation” page to allow readers to express their views on those issues without commandeering local threads to do so. Hat tip to Chad for this one.
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Biggert’s office scene of sit-in
February 18th, 2010 · 104 Comments · National Politics, Public health
Police reportedly were called to Rep. Judy Biggert’s Willowbrook office at about 2:30 p.m. today after 30 members of the 13th District Committee of the Campaign for Better Health Care occupied it during a sit-in. The group was chanting and displaying pairs of shoes as a symbol of Illinois residents who have or will die [...]
City vs. suburb
February 12th, 2010 · 11 Comments · National Politics
Editor’s note: I’ve noted that this blog’s open threads have attracted a wide range of comments that go well beyond the village limits of Downers Grove, Ill. To that end, I’ve decided to mix things up a bit with some posts that address state or national issues impacting DG. For those who only want to [...]
Tags: Suburbia
Health care reform meeting set
January 15th, 2010 · 13 Comments · National Politics, Public health
Readers have been requesting a thread about one of the biggest issues of recent years — health care reform — and I finally have a local angle to tie it to. Docs 4 Patient Care, a politically neutral, grassroots coalition of physicians, will sponsor a town hall meeting to discuss health care reform at 6:30 [...]
Open thread
October 16th, 2009 · 52 Comments · Local politics, National Politics, Open thread, Public opinion
Health care and scares? Board appointments? The future of downtown? The future of government jobs that threaten to outpace the private sector in salary and bennies? Have at it. Use this thread to discuss your current local concerns until I can put up a new post later today.
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9/11
September 11th, 2009 · 8 Comments · Features, In the News, National Politics
I’m going to open this thread for anyone who wishes to comment, as I see Chad has already done on a previous thread. My kids have grown up in the frightening new world that was ushered in on Sept. 11, 2001. I was serving my kindergartner breakfast when my brother phoned and told me there [...]
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Big surprise
December 9th, 2008 · 27 Comments · National Politics
Excuse this intrusion into Downers Grove news, but The New York Times is reporting that Gov. Rod Blagojevich has been arrested on corruption charges relating to the selection of Sen. Barack Obama’s replacement. Yet another stellar showing by an Illinois governor. The rest of the country must snicker at our penchant for electing future jailbirds. [...]
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Fault lines
September 19th, 2008 · 13 Comments · Breaking News, National Politics, Residential Redevelopment, Taxes
It’s impossible to read the financial news out of New York and Washington without wondering how it will impact Downers Grove. Clearly, the local housing market may still be on the way down. A story in today’s Wall Street Journal describes the rise in foreclosures of million-dollar homes — this just two days after a [...]
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Unsustainable
October 23rd, 2009 · 19 Comments · budget, Commentary, Education, Fire and police, In the News, National Politics, state politics, Taxes, Village Council
There have been many articles about the budgetary crisis gripping various states and cities, including our own town. Reading up for a column on the subject, I came across this factoid from SUNY’s Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government: state tax collections plunged an inflation-adjusted average of 9.2 percent in FY 2009. As the village [...]
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Tags: pensions·public payroll