Bloomingdale Opinion
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Is it torture if it's done to our troops?May 26, 2009 11:00 pm - I was pleased to hear President Obama declare that waterboarding is torture. I am not satisfied to hear him continue to use the euphemism for torture, "enhanced interrog...
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We have to raise state income taxMay 25, 2009 11:00 pm - Cutting state spending as a viable alternative to solving our state's budget shortfall is a myth we have a responsibility to dispel. No one can rationally argue that i...
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Get cracking on ethics reformMay 23, 2009 11:00 pm - The Bloomingdale Township Democratic Organization would like to commend the Daily Herald for their recent coverage of ethics reform, both on the front page and in the ed...
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Beware scams on one-time gov. checksMay 22, 2009 11:00 pm - Social Security beneficiaries and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) recipients will be happy to know that issuance of the special one-time $250 American Recovery and Re...
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Shining example of government workingMay 22, 2009 11:00 pm - As many of you, I often find myself complaining about government. However, on May 18, I heard and saw two elected government bodies, Glenbard High School District 87 and...
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Saturday SoapboxMay 22, 2009 11:00 pm - A message for all school boards: Surely, school boards are paying attention to the Illinois Supreme Court ruling that tells Wheaton Warrenville Unit District 200 to mak...
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Here's something to talk aboutMay 22, 2009 11:00 pm - Let's have an open-minded debate. Which is worse, waterboarding or abortion? Robert Kuick Wheaton ...
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Call them right-turn-on-red camerasMay 22, 2009 11:00 pm - Many of our local villages have put up "red light cameras". Have you ever really looked at these cameras? They would be more appropriately named right-turn-on-red camera...
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What punishment if abortion is a crime?May 21, 2009 11:00 pm - Now that President Obama's speech has been received at Notre Dame University and the anti-abortion demonstrators have left the campus, it is time to reflect again upon o...
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Musings about Drew, contracts and Route 59May 21, 2009 11:00 pm - Some random thoughts from your friendly DuPage editor, a Friday Soapbox, if you will ... We're on the case In case you didn't notice, our coverage of the Drew Peterson ...