We are in a terrible situation and so is our new city manager. He reminds me of President Obama. He has inherited this mess as well.
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More and more I hear people complaining about the federal government bringing Gitmo terrorists inside the country to imprison them. Rejecting this seems to me to be completely illogical.
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Your Nov. 12 article, “GOP hopefuls cool to global warming,” reports that most of the Republican candidates running for governor in Illinois “flatly reject” that human emissions of 520 billion metric tons of global warming gases since the industrial revolution cause current global…
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Each October, a group of dedicated people give up their Mondays and Tuesdays to teach cultural diversity to sixth-grade students at Bloomington Junior High School.
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My 82-year-old dad works as a host at the McDonald’s at 806 S. Main St., Normal. He is very proud of his job and works hard to keep things clean and orderly. But his favorite part of the job is meeting and greeting people. He has made many friends.
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It was a privilege for me to participate recently in an outstanding telephone conference call town hall meeting conducted by Congresswoman Debbie Halvorson. I want to thank the congresswoman for treating her constituents with dignity and intelligence on the health care reform issue.
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Last night, listening to Republican talk radio, specifically the Bill Cunningham show — he’s a great American, if he says so himself — I heard a caller repeat this slogan: “Not all Muslims are terrorists, but all terrorists are Muslims.”
Nov 20, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
Voters, beware of all the candidates running for governor saying they will cut wasteful spending.
Nov 19, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
I always enjoy Susan Hazlett’s column in The Pantagraph. She has a way of stirring up memories and her Veterans Day column of Nov. 7 did just that (“Uncle’s words ring true on Veterans Day,” Page D1).
Nov 19, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
CornBelt AmBucs volunteers graciously gave of their time to build a wheelchair ramp on Veterans Day for Joe Tewell, a veteran of the Korean War. Bill McHie did a superb job of coordinating this project. The volunteers arrived early and worked as a team to get the job done. Thank you so m…
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Thursday evening (Nov. 12) I was delivering cupcakes to Bloomington High School for sale during their play “Inspecting Carol.” There was a student outside when I arrived and I wondered whether he’d get the door. He did.
Nov 19, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
At the Nov. 9 Bloomington City Council meeting, the city manager proposed a property tax increase. Alderman James Fruin moved to raise the property tax levy an estimated 8.58 percent over last year. This was seconded by Alderman John Hanson.
Nov 18, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
I just read two editorials about recent meetings and discussions on how to spend the remaining tax increment financing district monies. The meetings brought together city officials and downtown merchants and the editorial expressed how good these meetings were for our development.
Nov 18, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
In the 17th century, our land was settled, along with others, by the Pilgrims who came here for religious freedom.
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Pedestrians need to beware walking near the Calvary Christian Academy. On Nov. 11, while walking my dogs in the crosswalk at the corner of School and Summit streets, I was nearly hit by a woman in a black SUV as she crossed School Street.
Nov 18, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
Tom Hamilton is gone. Now the other shoe has dropped.
Nov 18, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
There are things I would like to say about Veterans Day — one good and one not so good.
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Although we do not have the expertise and talent in writing as our recently departed son, Jared, we would like to send our heartfelt thank you to this wonderful community. Our gracious, loving friends, family, customers and those we don’t even know have reached out to us in this difficu…
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On Nov. 7 around 6:45 p.m., myself, my 10-year-old daughter, my 6-year-old son and my daughter’s friend were at Steak ’n Shake in Normal eating before we went to see a movie. An extremely nice couple picked up our tab. They have no idea of what that meant to me! I had had one of those…
Nov 18, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
As most know, the House of Representatives passed health-care reform legislation that adds a public option. Speaker Nancy Pelosi promised an online posting of the bill 72 hours before a vote.
Nov 17, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
My wife and I went to the Bloomington Post Office to apply for our passports. The service was outstanding. We were in and out of the post office in 10 minutes. The employees — our employees — were very friendly and courteous.
Nov 17, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
On Nov. 2, looking at The Pantagraph while the coffee brewed, I saw on the front page that Rush Limbaugh had “lambasted” President Obama. “This is news?” I thought. “Why did they print this?”
Nov 17, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
Abortion is a legal medical procedure that in some situations needs to be performed. You don’t have to like it or agree with it; but it is legal and insurance should cover it!
Nov 17, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
Any politician who opposes health-care reform as unnecessary is delusional.
Nov 16, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
We three senior ladies were pleasantly surprised while eating at Garden of Paradise on Oct. 30 when the waitress informed us that the couple seated across from us — who we did not know — had already paid for all of our lunches.
Nov 16, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
I am horribly disappointed by this town. There were no American flags flown on lampposts in downtown Bloomington on Veterans Day because of a lack of preparation.
Nov 16, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
As security supervisor at the Bridgestone America Plant here in Normal, I wanted to take the time to publicly thank Bridgestone management for their efforts to honor all the veterans who are employed here.
Nov 16, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
I just wanted to express my delight that Rep. Debbie Halvorson voted for the Affordable Health Care for America Act last weekend.
Nov 15, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
American Girl dolls have been popular for many years (“American Girl mocks homeless situation,” YourViews, Nov. 2). Each doll has a specific strength and represents a different period in history. In addition to the doll, one can purchase over $1,500 dollars worth of clothing, accessor…
Nov 15, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
While I was at the nursing home, sitting with my sick wife, someone helped themselves to my nice Dutch kissing boy and girl statues. They were brightly colored, about 18 to 20 inches high, and made of concrete. They were in my driveway, up by the garage door.
Nov 15, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
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