Bloomingdale Opinion
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Just how sick is our government?May 23, 2011 12:00 am - Ten years ago Osama Bin Laden killed 3,000 innocent Americans. All of us were in shock. And then we took action. Unfortunately, almost all of our actions did nothing but...
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Aim criticism at correct targetMay 23, 2011 12:00 am - Truth is the first casualty of war. The same goes for politics. In order to hold the parties responsible for decisions that they make, voters must know who is pushing in...
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Don’t make cuts to supportive livingMay 22, 2011 12:00 am - Illinois’ Supportive Living Program provides area seniors and their families the help they need at a price they can afford. This lower cost alternative to traditional nu...
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Bartlett Park District needs to get realMay 22, 2011 12:00 am - They’re kidding, right? The Bartlett Park District is suing the Village for failing to approve their redevelopment plan for Beaver Pond. The BPD is spending our money to...
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D54 salary ‘unconscionable’May 22, 2011 12:00 am - It is simply unconscionable and outrageous that District 54’s assistant superintendent, Mohsin Dada, made a $341,747 salary for 2010 and had raises of 22 percent in each...
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Give border towns fair shake in remapMay 22, 2011 12:00 am - There is a possibility that the Democratic-controlled state house and senate may create a new legislative map that takes some of the border communities of DuPage and spl...
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Harper College odd silence on Ender’s expensesMay 22, 2011 12:00 am - Anyone who follows this space regularly knows we are big supporters of Harper College in Palatine in general and its current president, Kenneth Ender, in particular. The...
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A senior’s view on casino problemMay 20, 2011 1:00 am - I’ve finally had it with all you “guys” screaming about the drop in profits at the casinos you have bought into because Illinois says no one can smoke in there. The lar...
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Health care law is ‘widely unpopular?’May 20, 2011 1:00 am - Reading the letters to the Fence Post, my daily chore, is becoming somewhat difficult for me these days, so seeing Mr. Troland’s letter on April 23 was like a breath of ...
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It’s torture to the rest of the worldMay 20, 2011 1:00 am - The topic of Richard Cohen’s column on May 11 was “The dysfunction of American exceptionalism.” By coincidence, a letter to the editor on the same page as Cohen’s column...