Bloomingdale Opinion
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Once, we were headed to ice ageJul 30, 2012 4:31 am - Once, we were headed to ice age In response to Anne Krick’s July 24 letter: I personally remember when the opinion of the “scientific” community was that we were he...
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Editorial: Planning, training to keep our kids safeJul 27, 2012 5:00 am - The scene was all too real. Yellow police tape marked off the Gifford Street High School parking lot while Elgin’s SWAT team armed with rifles waited for their signal to...
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Truth must be more importantJul 26, 2012 4:37 am - Truth must be more important In his recent interview with Charlie Rose of CBS, President Obama gave an astounding explanation of what has gone wrong with his effort...
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Obscene spending threatens democracyJul 26, 2012 4:37 am - Obscene spending threatens democracy Once again the Republican Party has shown its obstructionist colors by recently filibustering a Senate bill that would have req...
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Hard to fathom immigration policyJul 25, 2012 4:56 am - Hard to fathom immigration policy America’s past and present immigration policies seem to be based more on politics than practicality. Many of us senior citizens re...
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Girl, not Boy Scouts have it rightJul 24, 2012 4:15 am - Girl, not Boy Scouts have it right The July 18 Daily Herald reports that the Boy Scouts of America has emphatically reaffirmed its policy of excluding gays from the...
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Elk Grove Library residents victims of taxation without representationJul 23, 2012 5:00 am - The summer Elk Grove Village Public Library newsletter article acknowledged a library board vote to permit free library services for nontaxpaying residents west of Rohlw...
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Obama busy playing the blame gameJul 22, 2012 4:53 am - Obama busy playing the blame game Several years ago, President Obama reminded us that “the buck stops here.” I am sure most of us thought that meant he would take r...
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Firing back at Roskam on health careJul 22, 2012 4:11 am - Firing back at Roskam on health care Peter Roskam has stated his commitment to repealing the health care reform act because: 1. it creates massive new taxes, 2. it ...
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The SoapboxJul 21, 2012 5:30 am - Tribute to Jeanine: Jeanine Nicarico is back in the news, but this time for a reason that will offer hope to abused children. A new DuPage County Children’s Advocacy Cen...