Bloomingdale Opinion
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Some suicides require coverage, but always with sensitivityAug 29, 2007 11:00 pm - Sad though it is, covering tragedy is a mainstay of daily news reporting. When people are injured or die violently, a wide range of factors come into play to make that n...
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Nature hit hard, but got no 10-countAug 28, 2007 11:00 pm - Nature hit us hard with a variety of vicious blows. Last week, rain came down inch after agonizing inch, flooding streets, homes and businesses. A tornado touched down b...
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No sympathy for loss of ROTC grantAug 28, 2007 11:00 pm - I really have trouble feeling sympathy for Danielle Littrell, the 18-year-old whose ROTC scholarship was rescinded by the U.S. Navy when they discovered a herniated disc...
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Thanks from family for finding childAug 28, 2007 11:00 pm - "Nana, I need a Band-Aid," was the sound my mother awoke to Saturday, July 28. The sound of her grandchild's voice was music to her ears. After tending to the two-year ...
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Proof of failure of socialized medicineAug 28, 2007 11:00 pm - The Associated Press reports that on Aug. 17, a set of quadruplets was born in Grand Forks, Montana. This multiple birth -- identical quadruplets -- was said to be one ...
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Calling children 'kids' isn't wrongAug 28, 2007 11:00 pm - Daniel Denys (Fence Post, Aug. 25) criticizes Naperville's school superintendents for using the word "kids" to refer to the district's students. He considers the word so...
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Fans singing for a chance at 7th heavenAug 27, 2007 11:00 pm - As a kid growing up in Arlington Heights, Matt Shepardson dreamed of stepping up to home plate at Wrigley Field and launching a Ryne Sandberg-esque home run as C...
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Praying for an end to cruel abortionAug 27, 2007 11:00 pm - It is a sad day in America -- in our community -- when under the guise of caring for women's health, another abortion clinic will soon open in DuPage County. Recently, ...
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Illegal immigration can't be sustainedAug 26, 2007 11:00 pm - The activists using Elvira Arellano as a catalyst for immigration reform need to enroll in an Economics 101 class and bone up on the effects of the law of supply and dem...
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Make change to clarify citizenshipAug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - Elvira Arellano, an unlawful immigrant, contends she should be allowed to stay in this country to raise her son Saul, who was born here and is therefore a U.S. citizen. ...