Bloomingdale Opinion
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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,...
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Let's call a terrorist a 'terrorist'Mar 02, 2009 10:00 pm - There is a book, called a dictionary, for which Walt Zlotow of Glen Ellyn should open and look up the word terrorism or terrorist. It seems that Walt would prefer we use...
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Burris committed lies of omissionMar 02, 2009 10:00 pm - Attention: The Honorable Lisa Madigan. I am not an attorney but I think I am a reasonable person. I do not consider the Roland Burris responses to the questions asked by...
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Tax gas to finance energy researchFeb 28, 2009 10:00 pm - Now that a new president and administration is in place, it is the perfect time to deal with the "energy crisis" and once and for all get off center and do something abo...
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Should we spike this electoral board system?Feb 26, 2009 10:00 pm - All's fair in love and politics, so trying to shoot an arrow through the heart of a candidate's petitions to run for office is a rite of passage when local elections rol...