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Chase Mr. Herschel S. Chase, age 88, of Rockford passed away on Thursday, November 12, 2009. Herschel began helping farmers when he was 11 years old. On February 18, 1939, Herschel started working at Winter and Cramton Corp. as an electric platter, worked construction for a short time, worked at a plant making bomber airplanes, [...]
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Penalty provisions in fine print E-file saves taxpayers millions The Worker, Homeownership and Business Assistance Act of 2009, as signed into law by President Obama on November 6, among several important provisions, had a penalty provision inserted within the fine print of the law. I think there is a lot of fine print in some of [...]
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Heart of Rockford businesses kick off holidays Healthcare product drive to benefit North Kent Service Center clients Grand Rapids ranks as one of the nation’s more philanthropic communities, and Rockford is certainly well-known for its support of charity events, food drives, faith-based initiatives, and support of nonprofits near and far. This rings especially true at [...]
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21st Jil Magnan 22nd John Michael Mawby, Jerri Twichell 23rd Mary Blakeslee, Shirley Norman, Jim Reeds 24th Tom Alkema, Eliza DeVogel, Bev Reeds 25th Sue Arends, Janet Welcer 26th Cindy Kogelschat, Tim Phillips 27th Donna Callahan
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A CAST FROM AN EARLIER SECOND CITY TIME—do you recognize anyone? Photo courtesy of DK/NY by CLIFF AND NANCY HILL Rockford Education Foundation (REF) Administrator Sue Arend and the gang at REF have gone outside the box and done themselves one better. In annually producing a mid-winter fundraising show, which featured mostly musical acts, this [...]
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