Bloomingdale Opinion
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West Chicago police to begin July 4 crackdown on DUI, seatbelt violatorsJun 12, 2013 11:00 pm - West Chicago, Illinois: June 13, 2013 - The West Chicago Police Department announced its plans for July 4th traffic enforcement, focusing on both drunk and unbuckled dr...
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Patriot Act is hardly patrioticJun 11, 2013 4:40 am - Patriot Act is hardly patriotic A month after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, George Bush signed the Patriot Act. Ostensibly this law would protect America from fur...
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BSA ‘compromise’ is offensiveJun 10, 2013 5:00 am - I was a member of the Boy Scouts of America from 1940 to 1944. The question of sexual orientation was a nonissue. Not ever did it occur to me that the Scout promise to b...
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Give residents more access to D211 poolsJun 10, 2013 5:00 am - As reported in the Daily Herald on June 1, the District 211 board’s decision to spend up to $15 million to renovate its five pools was great news for its high school swi...
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Dems argue for, against uniformityJun 10, 2013 4:40 am - Dems argue for, against uniformity A bill is moving through Springfield to ban handheld cellphones for drivers throughout the state just like Chicago’s law. Chicago...
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Author’s bias should have been revealedJun 09, 2013 4:40 am - Author’s bias should have been revealed On May 31, you published a “guest view” by Michael Saltsman, who looks nice and young, for a piece entitled “The Summer of T...
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Batavia teacher should be laudedJun 08, 2013 4:40 am - Batavia teacher should be lauded Regarding, “Batavia school board disciplines teacher after survey flap,” the superintendent stated in a letter to the Batavia commu...
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GOP, not IRS, should be auditedJun 07, 2013 4:40 am - GOP, not IRS, should be audited The Inspector General who conducted the audit of the IRS unit, whose job it is to review not-for-profit applications for validity, c...
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Dillard’s no friend of public workersJun 07, 2013 4:40 am - Dillard’s no friend of public workers On May 29, Kirk Dillard of Hinsdale was one of 16 state senators who voted in favor of SB1. The bill, cobbled together by Mike...
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Benghazi not the result of fundingJun 06, 2013 4:40 am - Benghazi not the result of funding It’s unbelievable how people just drink the Obama/Clinton Kool-Aid about situations as important as Benghazi. Some claim reduced ...