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This Apple has sour taste

Dear Fixer: I cannot download any apps on my iPhone. It says my account is disabled. After I sent a request to the Apple support email address, I received a response from an iTunes adviser who said it appeared that my account had been disabled due to “chargeback orders” they had received from my credit card issuer.

Art of compromise is what’s needed now

In the aftermath of last week’s election, I’ve been listening to my friends on the right and the left. They are saying the same thing, and that’s what worries me.

Christmas shopping, philosophically speaking

Now that that pesky presidential election is over, it’s time to concentrate on what’s really important. Christmas shopping. But before you can shop, you have to decide what to get friends and family, collectively known as loved ones.

Stop ‘straw buyers’ of guns

For years Chicago and Cook County officials have been pushing a law that would help close the spigot of guns flowing illegally into the city. So far, the National Rifle Association has blocked the law in Springfield, but officials here should keep pushing. The so-called …

How about veggie McDonald’s here?

McDonald’s is opening two vegetarian-only restaurants. Not, unfortunately, in one of the hipper neighborhoods of Chicago, or even somewhere in California. But in India — in Amritsar and Katra. This makes sense. For reasons of religion and tradition, Indian diets tend to be low in …

Who is the one in charge?

Many would say the one in charge is the president of the United States, Barack Obama. Many people in foreign countries would look to the people in power in their country. Some of faithful would feel and believe in the pope, rabbi, Buddha, Allah or …

Use Macy’s Museum Adventure Pass for summer fun

Did you know that you can get passes for local attractions from your library? In 2009, the DuPage Library System and the Metropolitan Library System worked together with Macy’s to negotiate a museum pass program for suburban libraries. Although the major museums in Chicago do …

Deciding to opt in or opt out

I believe saving money with these electric aggregation companies could make matters complicated, but many municipalities, including Franklin Park, are looking into the electric field of dreams of savings. It may not only help the residents and businesses, but the community as well to make …

Franklin Park letter to the editor

Rehabbing police station not an option I am writing in response to the letter from Kurt Kugelberg who argues against the need for a new police station in our village. Mr. Kugelberg’s analysis is both flawed and incorrect. Most importantly, he seems to have no …

Dream Act needs more than a visa

U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, a Florida Republican, is floating the idea of resuscitating the dormant federal Dream Act — a bid we welcome — but Rubio’s initial proposal appears to be a non-starter. The original Dream Act would offer a chance at citizenship to some …

Our View: Loss of privacy

Employers naturally want to know everything they can about a job applicant before deciding whom to hire. That makes sense. Facebook-snooping doesn’t.

Is Franklin Park’s mission impossible possible?

For many years, prostitution issues have plagued the 16th Cook County District in Leyden Township, particularly on Mannheim Road. Many concerns have caused many people through the years to be deeply troubled by this problem. Through the years, Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart and local …