Bloomingdale Opinion
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Where is all the state’s money going?Feb 12, 2013 3:40 am - Where is all the state’s money going? State Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka is sitting on $9 billion in overdue bills because of a lack of money to pay them with. Two...
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Editorial: Yes to school shooting drills, no to mandateFeb 11, 2013 4:00 am - In the 1950s and ’60s, the teacher would tell kids to take cover under desks when the siren signaled an air raid drill. Fifty years later, teachers lock their doors, dar...
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Scout leaders’ stands are inconsistentFeb 10, 2013 3:40 am - Scout leaders’ stands are inconsistent The Jan. 29 edition of the Daily Herald had a front-page story informing us that the national Boy Scouts of America have back...
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Do we need new school in Wheaton?Feb 09, 2013 3:40 am - On Jan. 11, the Daily Herald stated, “Dist. 200 will ask you for millions.” Why? People are hurting economically and yet they are requesting funds for a new school (Jeff...
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Editorial: Price of District 54 raises keeps going upFeb 07, 2013 4:00 am - How many times can the Schaumburg Township Elementary District 54 board hit taxpayers for raises as high as 22 percent it gave several administrators a few years ago? Le...
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Cupcakes, Cookies & Coffee for CollegeFeb 05, 2013 4:00 am - Join us for an incredible event called Cupcakes, Cookies and Coffee for College — an event to raise money for Harper College Education Foundation scholarships, benefitin...
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Township is a little warmer this winterFeb 05, 2013 4:00 am - Schaumburg Township would like to extend a warm and tremendously deserving thank you to the community for their generosity and thoughtfulness toward the township and the...
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No public funds for Ricketts familyFeb 05, 2013 3:40 am - No public funds for Ricketts family I was pleased to hear Mayor Rahm Emanuel say that the Cubs and the Ricketts family will not be the recipients of funding for ren...
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Should one be rewarded for stealing?Feb 04, 2013 4:00 am - When one takes money that is not his, he is breaking the law and he does not expect to be reimbursed for his deed. When the state of Illinois took the money that should ...
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Brave new world of text messaging, courtroom camerasFeb 03, 2013 4:00 am - The other day, while scrolling through the thread of my text messages, I discovered the person I swap notes with most often, after my wife and son, is Josh Stockinger, w...