Bloomingdale Opinion
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Early tax payments weren't a victoryApr 19, 2018 1:00 am - I got two pieces of unsolicited mail in a 10-day period recently from Congressman Peter Roskam, and each was sent at taxpayer expense. These mailings touted his victory ...
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What are we getting for taxes we pay?Apr 18, 2018 1:00 am - As we go through the annual punishment known as Tax Day, I am left to wonder what I am getting for my taxes. Between federal, state, Social Security, sales, real estate,...
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Thankful for new approach to newsApr 14, 2018 1:00 am - Recently, there has been a howling coming from the so-called mainstream media about the Sinclair Broadcast Group's purchase of the Tribune Company. According to the lame...
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The Man Behind the RocksApr 13, 2018 11:00 pm - In this world, flooded with technology that advances more and more every day, it is not hard to forget what is important. Certain hobbies such as photography, writing, a...
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Users share blame for Facebook problemsApr 13, 2018 1:00 am - I'm tired of hearing Mark Zuckerberg being given all of the blame for the Facebook fiasco. What about user behavior? Where is the discussion of user responsibility in ho...
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Election board let voters downApr 12, 2018 1:00 am - I am new to DuPage County and a serious voter. So, I am appalled by the failures of the DuPage Election Commission during the recent primaries. Ms. Ficker Terrill has le...
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Postcard on prepayments was misleadingApr 09, 2018 1:00 am - Recently, a postcard arrived in our mail, marked "Important Tax Information," boldly announcing that our ever-concerned-for-his-constituency congressional representative...
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Voters are ID'dApr 07, 2018 1:00 am - A March 20 letter echoed President Donald Trump's claim of massive voter fraud and decried being able to vote without being identified. Research has shown that, in fact,...
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Editorial: 111-year-old's lessons for a life well livedApr 03, 2018 11:00 pm - Make close friends. Be charitable to others. Appreciate a good joke. Merle Phillips wasn't one to hand out much advice on her birthday Monday for living long (she turn...
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Problem with guns getting into the wrong handsMar 27, 2018 1:00 am - The stock market crash of 1929 may have had but one redeeming factor. The majority of American households were suddenly financially strained to just have the basic neces...