Bloomingdale Opinion
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Thanks for the trust, SpringfieldJan 04, 2012 4:00 am - Well, here it is a new year and once again, right on time, and with the uncanny precision like that found in the return of the sparrows at the Capistrano, the state of I...
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More gambling won’t fix budgetJan 02, 2012 4:00 am - In their quest for new casinos in and around the city of Chicago, state Sen. John Cullerton, state Rep. Lou Lang, Mayor Rahm Emanuel and other prominent public officials...
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Here are four of many unsung heroes of 2011Jan 01, 2012 11:00 pm - Had your fill yet of all those end-of-the-year wrapups, recaps, bests and worsts? No? Glad to hear it. So here’s just one more before we get about the business of the ne...
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Give immigrants a chance at the dreamJan 01, 2012 4:00 am - A Nov. 12 article in The New York Times, “Under New U.S. Policy on Deportation,” is very inconsistent. I believe we will find a common ground on solving this issue. Pres...
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Obama is playing us for foolsDec 30, 2011 11:00 pm - Does Obama really consider the American people complete idiots? How in heaven’s name can he “downgrade” the Fort Hood mass murder to “workplace violence”? He’s playing u...
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The SoapboxDec 30, 2011 11:00 pm - Celebrate sensibly: It might be a timeworn bit of advice, but it remains an important one, simply told by the municipal sign outside the Schaumburg police/fire departmen...
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Blago isn’t guilty and should appealDec 30, 2011 4:00 am - On the advice of his lawyers in hopes of getting a lesser sentence, Blagojevich lied to the judge about being guilty of who knows what. Apparently the judge did not bel...
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The U.S. needs to stay out of IranDec 28, 2011 4:00 am - With the exception of Ron Paul, the military industrial complex has most of the Republican presidential candidates nailed down. With all of the deaths caused by our inva...
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Easy to see GOP hypocrisyDec 25, 2011 5:08 am - Where is Grover Nordquist and the no tax increase pledge now? You would think the Republicans would be fighting for the payroll tax reduction extension. Isn’t it just li...
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Tuba Christmas biggest everDec 25, 2011 5:08 am - My heartfelt thanks to the Daily Herald for all the very positive publicity before and after Tuba Christmas in Naperville. We had the largest turnout of tubas and eupho...