Bloomingdale Opinion
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Pantry in desperate need of donationsSep 29, 2007 11:00 pm - On Sept. 20, the Milton Township Food Pantry received what may be its last food delivery from Northern Illinois Food Bank. There is no more money with which to buy food,...
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Taxpayers deserve Neale explanationSep 29, 2007 11:00 pm - Truly, I am sorry for Connie Neale's illness. I know that all the families of U-46 surely feel the same. We wish her the best and hope for a speedy recovery. That is rea...
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Soapbox: Independent voices crucialSep 28, 2007 11:00 pm - Gov. Rod Blagojevich has replaced the lone tollway board member critical of the agency's long list of politically connected firms and other practices. The governor did n...
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Columnist comes off like Sally FieldSep 27, 2007 11:00 pm - Daily Herald editorial board member/columnist John Zimmerman's column of Sunday, Sept. 23 is the equivalent of Sally Field's Oscar speech when she exclaimed, "You like m...
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Scientific method vs. materialismSep 27, 2007 11:00 pm - The Aug. 24 Daily Herald carried a letter by Nate Wheatley entitled, "Intelligent design isn't scientific." Scientific method is simply a procedure for gaining knowledg...
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Divergent stories about religion and sexuality needed to be toldSep 27, 2007 11:00 pm - Anytime it takes more than a year to get something in the newspaper, you really hope it was worth the trouble. So if the virulence -- and diversity -- of opinion on the ...
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Colleges get poor grades in teaching civics and historySep 24, 2007 11:00 pm - For the second year in a row, America's elite universities and colleges have failed to rise above a "D plus" on tests of basic knowledge about civics and American histor...
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Unleashed dogs a scary nuisanceSep 23, 2007 11:00 pm - Unleashed dogs a scary nuisance To the editor: I really don't understand how hard it is to honor leash laws. Why do you think the law doesn't apply to you, as you allo...
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Chuck goes from obscurity to eternity in just monthsSep 23, 2007 11:00 pm - Suddenly, and without warning, the unthinkable has happened. Chuck is the new Jacob. It isn't official yet, but judging by the painful rash of current movies and TV show...
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Time to demand troop withdrawalSep 23, 2007 11:00 pm - Seven out of 10 Americans now know that the war in Iraq was wrong, and they want our involvement to end. Therefore, seven out of 10 readers of this letter should call or...