Bloomingdale Opinion
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Untimely pay raises for mayor, trusteesApr 12, 2008 11:00 pm - Raising the pay of local elected officials can be a tricky subject. In the first place, most elected officials don't get into community leadership for the money, and tha...
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Seek feedback on future of Cole HallApr 11, 2008 11:00 pm - Let's get feedback from the classmates, families and friends of the students killed and injured at Northern Illinois University to help us decide how to approach the Col...
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Saturday Soapbox: 27 years later, a family remembersApr 11, 2008 11:00 pm - There's no statute of limitations on murder or, as one family showed us this week, love. The victim of random violence, John Spoors was gunned down in 1981 outside an Ad...
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Important to read entire Adams quoteApr 10, 2008 11:00 pm - Theodore M. Utchen's letter quotes John Adams in order to denigrate religion: "Twenty times, in the course of my late reading, have I been upon the point of breaking out...
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Harsh words by Martin Luther KingApr 10, 2008 11:00 pm - I read with interest Cynthia Tucker's column on April 2. She pointed out some interesting comments made by Dr. Martin Luther King. I read these quotes in the context of...
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Don't destroy trees in Hoffman ParkApr 10, 2008 11:00 pm - There are dozens of old growth trees in a park setting that has been a part of Hoffman Park since there was a Hoffman Park and Prairie Path. This area is an important fo...
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Chronicling elusive standard of judgment by 'content of character'Apr 09, 2008 11:00 pm - Random thoughts: Sometimes the news is its own object lesson. Daily Herald Staff Writer Emily Krone worked for a week and a half to find and interview suburbanites who c...
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Keep world-class museum in placeApr 08, 2008 11:00 pm - On April 2, Illinois Landmarks named the DuPage County Historical Museum on the "10 Most Endangered Historical Places" list. David Bahlman, president of Landmark Illinoi...
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An important hour of contemplationApr 08, 2008 11:00 pm - My husband Earl and I observed Earth Hour in candlelight, a walk under the stars, and back inside again listening to music on our cranked-up solar radio. It was relaxing...
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Churches aren't a political platformApr 06, 2008 11:00 pm - Thank you for addressing an issue that has bothered me for some time. Politics from the pulpit, whether by pastors, candidates or those supporting specific candidates, ...