Bloomingdale Opinion
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Right-wingers shoot nation in footMar 09, 2009 11:00 pm - Historical evidence has shown time and again that government spending grows the economy, whereas tax cuts have the opposite effect, because they deprive the government o...
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Festival cutbacks aren't wisest choiceMar 09, 2009 11:00 pm - Just a few days ago in this space, we urged suburban residents to resist the temptation to let fear of this wretched economy get the best of us. Rather than hunkering d...
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Eagle scout project a boon to WDSRAMar 07, 2009 10:00 pm - We would like to extend our thanks to Calvin Holt of Boy Scout Troop 54 in Wheaton for the great job he did for Western DuPage Special Recreation Association. Calvin des...
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Candidates forum at Glenbard NorthMar 06, 2009 10:00 pm - On Wednesday, March 11 at 7 p.m. the Glenbard North PTSA will host a candidates forum for the Glenbard High School District 87 board. Glenbard North High School is locat...
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Middle East wars have lasted too longMar 06, 2009 10:00 pm - Many of us elected President Obama to lead us swiftly out of the wars on the Asian continent and in the Middle East. Knowledge of history should tell us that putting our...
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Stop the smoking judgment madnessMar 05, 2009 10:00 pm - "Madness ... madness ... madness." While those famous last words in the movie Bridge Over the River Kwai were uttered by work camp doctor Major Clapton (James Donald), ...
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A cautionary tale of letter writing and politicsMar 05, 2009 10:00 pm - May I direct your attention to a Fence Post letter appearing elsewhere on this page? It's headlined, "Response to Herald story on District 204." Submitted by four school...
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No interst in problem solvingMar 05, 2009 10:00 pm - As Congressman Peter Roskam's constituent, I was disappointed that he and, indeed, every Republican in the House failed vote for the economic recovery bill. The Republi...
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Higher standard needed for objectorsMar 04, 2009 10:00 pm - I attended the College of DuPage Election Board hearings in support of candidates whose appearance on the ballot was being challenged for trivial or exaggerated objectio...
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Is GOP drinking Rush's Kool-Aid?Mar 03, 2009 10:00 pm - Will someone inform the Republicans in Congress that they lost the last two elections? Their recent obstreperous and obstructionist behavior has shown their true colors,...