Carpentersville Opinion
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Editorial: Lessons of Libertyville's downtown success storyApr 29, 2014 5:00 am - If Libertyville's story can serve as a model for successful downtown renovations - and we believe it can - then what are some of the key lessons to take from it? Some ob...
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Apr 28, 2014 12:01 am - I have lived in Elgin since 1977 and I have been very pleased with this city, until now. let me give you a review. At our old house we had a small but intense fire in o...
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Whatever it is, they're against itApr 28, 2014 12:01 am - It was good to read that there are 21 applicants for the open seat on Elgin's City Council. I couldn't imagine why John Prigge, Terry Gavin and Toby Shaw opposed a meeti...
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Rauner gifts don't match party leaningsApr 27, 2014 12:01 am - Rauner gifts don't match party leanings Bruce Rauner, Republican candidate for governor and his wife Diane seem to have a very difficult time with the truth. In a T...
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Editorial: Don't take away local control of fire department staffingApr 25, 2014 5:00 am - If it is true, as the president of the union representing Illinois firefighters says, that there is "no more important working condition" for firefighters than the staff...
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Why Kathleen Sebelius is a heroApr 24, 2014 12:01 am - Why Kathleen Sebelius is a hero My favorite hero growing up was the soldier who led the charge against the machine gun nest. This patriot was invariably mortally or...
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Editorial: School nutrition is more than lunchApr 23, 2014 11:00 pm - Two years after the National School Lunch Program made big strides toward providing students with more nutritious food, Northwest Suburban High School District 214 is co...
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Tell us why you'd be good for our On the Table chatApr 23, 2014 5:15 am - In February, we announced plans to take part in The Chicago Community Trust's “On the Table” campaign to engage the public in building a stronger community. As a way to ...
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Sorry to lose 'Soup to Nutz' comic stripApr 19, 2014 12:01 am - I continue to enjoy the Daily Herald and have subscribed for many years. I was disappointed that Rick Stromoski's "Soup to Nutz" was dropped. I particularly enjoyed his ...
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Editorial: Potential for train service is welcome newsApr 18, 2014 5:00 am - The birth of the modern suburb can be traced in many cases to the train lines that stop in the downtowns of those communities. And when those downtowns needed an econom...