Carpentersville Opinion
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Redo the math on gripe on ObamacareNov 23, 2013 3:40 am - Nick Edwards from Lombard, you need to go back and retake some grammar school math courses. You said, “After three years, $634 million and selecting a Canadian IT compan...
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Seniors need help on property taxesNov 23, 2013 3:40 am - Please see if we can stop the increase yearly in real estate tax bills as your editorial of Nov. 14 said: “We are taxing seniors out of the home they have owned for year...
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I’ll take back all that money nowNov 20, 2013 4:00 am - I normally just ignore people I don’t agree with, but I’ll make an exception this time, regarding the letter that appeared Nov. 15. I was under the impression that we s...
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Editorial: Cameras in court working despite fearsNov 20, 2013 4:00 am - When evaluating an experiment, it’s good practice to actually participate in what is being tested. First hand knowledge is key. So we are a little puzzled by the complai...
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Forest district loses sight of missionNov 19, 2013 3:40 am - Forest district loses sight of mission Kudos to the Elgin Area League of Women Voters for the outstanding report about the mismanagement (my conclusion) of our fore...
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Weekend of mourning led to joy for pairNov 18, 2013 4:00 am - Beside the terrible sadness of the death of JFK, the weekend brought about one thing that has been wonderful in my life. I was a senior at Loyola University’s Michigan A...
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‘Presidents don’t get shot nowadays, do they?’Nov 18, 2013 4:00 am - A small town in New Jersey, outdoor PE class on a warm November afternoon, sixth grade, 11 years old — and as we filed back into the building, one of our classmates had ...
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7-year-old’s birthday plans were upstagedNov 18, 2013 4:00 am - The day President Kennedy was shot was the day before my seventh birthday. I was in second grade at Green Valley School in Lombard. I don’t remember exactly when or how ...
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Innocence, hope missing after assassinationNov 18, 2013 4:00 am - When JFK died, it is said, so did our innocence. I think that’s true. I was a sophomore at St. Edward Central Catholic High School in Elgin when President John F. Kenned...
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Bishop should end policy of exclusionNov 17, 2013 3:40 am - Bishop should end policy of exclusion In yet another disappointing letter read to us during Mass, Bishop David Malloy of the Rockford Diocese slammed the Illinois G...