Carpentersville Opinion
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Trump is the swampSep 16, 2019 1:00 am - Foreign governments, Republican PACs and congressional Republicans are spending millions at Trump's hotel in Washington. AG Barr decides to have a party at the same hote...
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Trump has had to do everything aloneSep 15, 2019 1:00 am - Congrats to Paul Saam on his letter of Thursday, Sept. 12. I agree that the Democrats have done nothing for me for the last 3½ years and now want my vote. We need bridge...
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Give fireworks a rest after the FourthSep 09, 2019 1:00 am - As I was sitting on our porch Sept. 1, I was able to listen to fireworks exploding for maybe one half-hour. I'll have to admit that it was only intermittent, but still …...
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Invalid pot objectionsSep 06, 2019 1:00 am - The legalization of marijuana has led to extensive discussions and multiple articles about its safety, the risk of addiction, how to regulate sales and the dangers of dr...
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Retiring parks director will be missedSep 06, 2019 1:00 am - Recently, I attended a farewell party for Bob Cole, long-time director of public works for Carpentersville. At the event he was lauded for the many things he was involve...
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Civilized pinSep 04, 2019 1:00 am - Many of us older people remember the Vietnam war era when the reputation of the United States was odious all over the world and at home, too. Frequent overseas travelers...
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The president as adolescent bullySep 01, 2019 1:00 am - I am a retired teacher who taught junior high and high school students with social and behavioral deficits for over 30 years. I had to write hundreds of IEP's (individua...
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Fight back, AmericaAug 19, 2019 1:00 am - While Donald Trump was traveling to El Paso and Dayton Aug. 7 for obvious photo ops, several Democratic candidates for president teed off on our leader. Frankly, it's ab...
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Dangerous politics over racial divisionsAug 18, 2019 1:00 am - My father came through Ellis Island when he was 19 years old, followed all the laws, became a skilled machinist, raised his family in Chicago, and was a patriot with one...
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We need civility from our presidentAug 10, 2019 1:00 am - We should stop labeling President Donald Trump as racist, sexist, etc. This rhetoric covers up the deeper problem in his behavior. He has less civility than a playground...