Carpentersville Opinion
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Marine in Mexico a disgrace for U.S.Jun 10, 2014 5:01 am - Marine in Mexico a disgrace for U.S. I am so outraged, as every American should be, about Andrew Tahmooressi, a brave Marine being held in a Mexican jail because he...
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Many thanks due for Longmeadow Pkwy.Jun 09, 2014 5:01 am - The village of Algonquin is extremely happy to see the news of the funding of Longmeadow Parkway. Since Algonquin named Longmeadow Parkway some 20 years ago and subseque...
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Why do we resort to ritual murder?Jun 09, 2014 5:01 am - I see that a couple of states have bungled their executions by lethal injection causing considerable agony to the recipients. The drug used for lethal injections is no l...
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Tax on pensions, retirement income?Jun 08, 2014 12:01 am - The federal government taxes pension, annuity and retirement income, in addition to (possibly) up to 85 percent of Social Security benefits, based on total household inc...
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Feds should 'claw back' VA bonusesJun 08, 2014 12:01 am - Feds should 'claw back' VA bonuses Two thoughts on the VA. First, the falsified waiting list motives must have been linked to bonus payments (when did the federal g...
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Surely, VA scandals aren't new to all?Jun 07, 2014 5:01 am - I never know whether to laugh or cry when I read the news regarding the VA hospitals. It isn't possible that I am the only person that knows this has gone on for years a...
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Editorial: Positive steps toward diversity, equalityJun 05, 2014 1:00 am - The more things change, the more they stay the same. The lessons from that adage are why we must celebrate and acknowledge positive change in ways large and small when ...
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Road striping near I-90 off the markJun 05, 2014 12:01 am - Road striping near I-90 off the mark Has anyone but me noticed the road work that was completed in Elgin off Duncan Avenue under the I-90 tollway? Who inspects then...
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Editorial: Retail shop flap an image issue for West DundeeJun 04, 2014 1:01 am - A lovely section of historic Second Street in West Dundee four years ago was given the title, "Best Block in America," by the "Good Morning America" TV show. That neighb...
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Letting government think for usJun 02, 2014 1:01 am - Never in my 74 years did I ever imagine my country being as it is today. Congress has become irrelevant because of the massive unconstitutional executive orders Obama ha...