Bloomingdale Opinion
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Monitor the real estate tax redistributionJun 16, 2011 12:00 am - In the 11 years my wife and I have owned our 2,300-square-foot home in Glen Ellyn, we’ve seen our property taxes go from $5,788 to $8,766, which is a 51 percent increase...
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Thanks for the hand in building housesJun 16, 2011 12:00 am - On behalf of the five families receiving new homes, I would like to thank Nicor and the more than 50 employees who volunteered their time to build houses for DuPage Habi...
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Heard about the 3-second-stop rule?Jun 15, 2011 12:00 am - I’ve been furious about the red light cameras ever since the sham started several years ago. Now another farce has come up, so I’ve decided to write this letter and see ...
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Give park district a shot at HubbleJun 15, 2011 12:00 am - Nothing happens quickly in Wheaton. In 1998, Manchester Bridge closed. Thirteen years later, still closed. In 1993, Madison Middle School student killed by train. More t...
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Don’t work in schools to find richesJun 14, 2011 12:00 am - A May 11 story stated that a Schaumburg Elementary District 54 assistant superintendent’s salary is $341,747 (along with a $250K/year pension after retirement). Of cours...
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Planned Parenthood and breast cancerJun 14, 2011 12:00 am - In its June 13 issue, Time magazine reports that “early detection (of cancer) is considered effective if more diagnoses mean fewer people die.” Especially is this true i...
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Can’t get a copy of the dam studyJun 13, 2011 12:00 am - Three times I’ve FOIA’d the city of Warrenville for information regarding its “gates full open” study of Fawell Dam. And three times I’ve been thwarted by bureaucratic m...
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It was survivor’s right to thank GodJun 13, 2011 12:00 am - My response is to the June 4 letter written by Theodore Utchen of Wheaton. Dear Mr. Utchen; Of course, you are free to believe in trusting one’s “lucky stars” if you wi...
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Kevorkian a batting champ for humanityJun 13, 2011 12:00 am - Dr. Jack Kevorkian, 83, more famously known as “Dr. Death” for assisting over 130 terminally ill people to commit humane suicide between 1990 and 1999, ironically died p...
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End county pension perks, governorJun 13, 2011 12:00 am - Maybe it seemed reasonable 14 years ago to give some collar county elected officials 80 percent of their final salary after 20 years of service, but it sure doesn't seem...