Bloomingdale Opinion
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Remembering Astor, Fudge and "everyone's dog'Dec 13, 2007 10:00 pm - A Friday-night trip to the animal hospital was not in our plans. But Fudge, our Boston Terrier, had abruptly keeled over, vomited, and seemed incapable of getting up. Be...
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Buffett asks only for fair taxationDec 12, 2007 10:00 pm - Mr. Opal of Wheaton (Fence Post, Nov. 27) totally misunderstood Warren Buffett when Mr. Buffett claimed that he should be "taxed more." Buffett was decrying the sad stat...
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Report Card results: Good, but familiar problems persistDec 12, 2007 10:00 pm - We continue to score a respectable B overall, but the areas in which we fare least well remain the same. It is a source of both encouragement and concern for us that th...
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Doom and gloom in reporting newsDec 09, 2007 10:00 pm - What is wrong with the Daily Herald and the rest of the MSM (mainstream-media)? The good news about the foreclosure "crisis" is that homes, that were inflated in price, ...
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Farewell to the Pizza Cottage, one of those great get-together placesDec 08, 2007 10:00 pm - The Pizza Cottage in Roselle was one of those places where you went for a soft landing after a hard day. The pizzeria had been in the village for more than 50 years. It'...
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Use technology to track tax dollar useDec 07, 2007 10:00 pm - The DuPage County Board passed a budget that requires substantial cuts in operating budgets of several departments, and they deserve credit for making the tough decision...
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Congratulations to great football teamDec 07, 2007 10:00 pm - Congratulations to all the Glenbard North High School football team for the most exciting and rewarding fall classic season. As grandparents of two of your great players...
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Cut pay and perks to balance budgetDec 06, 2007 10:00 pm - If the DuPage County board members would cut their numbers on the board, and cut their salaries and the perks they receive, I would think the county budget could be met ...
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How the Naperville grinches ruined Christmas. Or not.Dec 06, 2007 10:00 pm - OK, I was a bit disappointed when the note arrived from one of my editors. "Naperville didn't ruin Christmas, after all." We were in hot pursuit of this breathtaking sto...
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Long lines a ploy to get more tax dollarsDec 06, 2007 10:00 pm - Not sure about everyone else in DuPage County, but somehow I feel that the long lines to get into the Du Page County courthouse these days, are just a hidden ploy (agend...