Bloomingdale Opinion
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Why it might really pay to be lucky rather than goodApr 17, 2008 11:00 pm - I think I first heard the expression on the golf course. A guy skulls a short pitch shot. Instead of a highly lofted shot that lands softly on the green, it takes off li...
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If you back war, back tax hikes to pay for itApr 17, 2008 11:00 pm - To anyone who still supports the war in Iraq: If this war is really worth it to you, put your money where your mouth is and demand that we raise taxes to pay for it. I t...
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Replace the income tax with a fair taxApr 16, 2008 11:00 pm - I heard a radio talk-show host talking about an idea that I initially thought was so off the wall as to be ludicrous. He was urging his listeners to buy a book and, intr...
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Peace activists shouldn't be triedApr 16, 2008 11:00 pm - This is regarding the April 10 article "Judge allows case against protesters to go to trial." Over the past nine months, I have attended the court dates for Jeff Zurawsk...
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GOP is ruining the county, the countryApr 15, 2008 11:00 pm - After reading the letter from Mike Davitt, I can't believe this guy really lives in Naperville or anywhere else in DuPage. Democrats don't spend, borrow and then tax us ...
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Greenberg is right for the 8th DistrictApr 15, 2008 11:00 pm - I'm writing today to commend Steve Greenberg, the Republican candidate for Congress in the 8th District. He recently conducted a tele-town hall that I participated in. T...
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Voters should have their say on warApr 14, 2008 11:00 pm - As a voter in Bloomingdale Township I was disappointed that once again my fellow citizens and I will not have the opportunity to consider the question of withdrawal of t...
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Find better use of the word 'missing'Apr 14, 2008 11:00 pm - When did the word missing become a destination? In recent years government officials and the media often state that someone has "gone missing." To me that expression imp...
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Mr. President, don't build this wallApr 13, 2008 11:00 pm - I was dismayed to read that waivers, authorized by Congress, allowed our president to bypass 30 laws and regulations to speed up the building of a 670-mile fence along o...
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Higher priorities than Wrigley FieldApr 12, 2008 11:00 pm - I was born a few steps away at Illinois Masonic Hospital and as a young child grew up in the shadow of Wrigley Field. I am a lifelong Cub fan (even though I split White...