Bloomingdale Opinion
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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...
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We’re at our best when all respectedMay 20, 2011 1:00 am - In response to George Nowak’s May 10 letter, to be honest, I have never understood the idea of wanting to fear God. If you live your life and make choices out of fear or...
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The SoapboxMay 20, 2011 1:00 am - Encouraging news: It’s easy to get jaded in this business — and lose hope for the next generation. But this week, as we write about Lexi Youngberg, the St. Charles teen ...
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Time to hit reset for Illinois economyMay 20, 2011 1:00 am - While much has been written regarding Gov. Pat Quinn offering incentives to Sears and Motorola to entice them to stay in Illinois, there’s a better long-term solution to...