Carpentersville Opinion
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Emotion, conflict help put life in budget storiesOct 31, 2021 5:23 pm - Budget stories always present a quandary for newspapers. On one hand, tracking how governments spend tax money is one of the most important things we do in a democracy....
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Stable ACT scores can't mask concernsOct 31, 2021 5:21 pm - Why are so few Illinois high school graduates prepared for basic college-level academics? And how can matters be improved? Those again emerge as the most important quest...
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Newspaper part of 'fugitive' problemOct 31, 2021 5:22 pm - Regarding the front page article Sunday about Elvira Arellano. I feel compelled to complain about your effort to idolize and victimize a person I consider to be an examp...
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This group earned pink slips, not raisesOct 31, 2021 5:15 pm - Only a governor operating in left field and a legislature operating in the financial twilight zone could subject Illinois residents to such governmental ineptitude as we...
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Maybe Janet Reno could oust fugitiveOct 31, 2021 5:17 pm - Where's Janet Reno when you need her? Here we've got an illegal alien, Elvira Arellan, holed up in a church in Chicago, and no one seems to know how to extract her and d...
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Rediscovering faith in his fellow manOct 31, 2021 5:07 pm - I am encouraged by reading so many letters that reflect a so-called "right-wing" point of view. But lately, letters like Rebekah Towers' "Lack of parenting source of pro...
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Health care status quo is unhealthyOct 31, 2021 5:07 pm - On July 19, another column from Right Wing World appeared from John Stossel, who can always be counted on to back big business and whatever schemes the Republicans come ...
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Saturday SoapboxOct 31, 2021 5:06 pm - Doing it right matters: For the fourth year in a row, the village of Huntley won a Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting from the Government F...
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All but done deal, but show up anywayOct 31, 2021 5:03 pm - A letter was sent to the residents of East Dundee, inviting us to a meeting of the village board to update us about the proposed development at Routes 72 and 25, commonl...
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Don't pull license when pulled overOct 31, 2021 5:01 pm - In Illinois, you need a license to drive. But you also need that license to board an airplane. Or to get a marriage license. There are occasions when you must show a dri...