Bloomingdale Opinion
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Editorial: Teaching languages is serious businessMay 01, 2013 5:00 am - An old joke told in Europe goes like this: Q: What do you call a person who speaks two languages? A: Bilingual. Q: What do you call a person who speaks many languages? A...
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Editorial: A wide and deep gulf in the pension debateApr 28, 2013 5:00 am - There are a few ways to look at the interaction during The Pension Forum we sponsored with Reboot Illinois Thursday night at Harper College in Palatine. We were pleased,...
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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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Hit the NRA in the pocketbookApr 25, 2013 4:40 am - Hit the NRA in the pocketbook The principal of Sandy Hook Elementary showed true courage by running at the attacker, putting her own life on the line to save others...
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Incivility too costly for local politicsApr 23, 2013 8:18 am - For some time now, we have spoke out against the growing incivility in politics. It’s been most visible at the federal level, where attack ads funded by Super PACS muddy...
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Second Amendment isn’t any differentApr 23, 2013 4:40 am - Second Amendment isn’t any different Both guns and cars injure and kill, both intentionally and accidentally. Americans accept that cars must have recorded titles, ...
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Assault weapon ‘problem’ overblownApr 21, 2013 4:40 am - Assault weapon ‘problem’ overblown Many groups are pushing for another assault weapon ban with the reason being to save countless lives. According to the FBI Unifor...
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The SoapboxApr 20, 2013 7:35 pm - The heartland: We may think we live at a fast pace and don’t either know or care about our neighbors. Then we are reminded we still have hometowns with people who have b...
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Many questions on immigration billApr 20, 2013 4:36 am - Many questions on immigration bill Some questions on the pending immigration legislation: 1. I believe the actual number will be way more than 11 million. 2. How wi...
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Kirk’s view short on insightApr 19, 2013 5:00 am - While I appreciate Mark Kirk for a number of reasons, his rationale on gay marriage is shallow and simplistic. It is not just about “who you love and who loves you back,...