Bloomingdale Opinion
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GOP is what Reagan said it shouldn't beOct 24, 2015 12:00 am - The GOP is both self-serving and irresponsible, a party that relentlessly pushes for tax cuts that benefit their wealthy supporters. Frankly, there is no evidence that t...
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Editorial: Loophole is no way for schools to collect taxesOct 22, 2015 2:00 pm - Schools operate on a set of rules - students know that if they break them, they face the consequences. Students, however, many times follow the adage that rules are made...
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COD job sholdn't go to lowest bidderOct 20, 2015 12:00 am - Regarding Stan Zegel's Oct. 1 letter titled "Don't fall in love with one applicant," capping an administrator's compensation to equal the governor's salary is ludicrous....
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Gun control might factor how we voteOct 19, 2015 1:00 am - I try to imagine how it must feel to have a child the victim of a senseless act of violence with guns. I know that I could never truly imagine the horror of the act and ...
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Teaching is a job, not a hobbyOct 17, 2015 1:00 am - This is in response to the letter from Cindy Garcia regarding teachers putting kids first over money, published Oct. 12. She is actually proposing teaching should be a h...
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State's overreach on COD hurts community collegesOct 16, 2015 1:00 am - Forty years ago, I received an exceptional education at Harper College. Harper's small classes and dedicated, enthusiastic professors sparked my passion to learn and gav...
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Efficient government must be our focusOct 16, 2015 1:00 am - It's roundly accepted that Illinois needs to reduce its 7,000-plus units of local government to save taxpayers money and improve the delivery of services and infrastruct...
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Gun customers must show mental healthOct 15, 2015 12:00 am - The conservative opposition to Obama's so-called politicization of the Oregon mass shootings is ludicrous. Anyone who doesn't think we need more legal scrutiny of gun sa...
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Can COD community come together?Oct 10, 2015 1:00 am - We received the latest newspaper article at College of DuPage recently, and how very sad for the people there as well as people like us who have been such strong and pro...
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No tie between Iran and Iraq invasionOct 09, 2015 12:00 am - In an Oct. 5 letter, Mike Simon took us on a tortured trip down memory lane (lest we forget) to bring us to the conclusion that the Iran nuclear deal is no good. He sta...