Carpentersville Opinion
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This senior OK with Social Security reformOct 24, 2013 4:40 am - This senior OK with Social Security reform The senior who berated U.S. Rep. Randy Hultgren and “right wing conservatives” for wanting to reform social security now ...
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Leave Tea Party in dust of extremismOct 23, 2013 4:40 am - I have never felt really scared that our country was is danger from its government, but now I wonder. The Tea Party seems ignorant of the effect of their actions on the ...
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Roskam is no Ted Cruz, and that’s badOct 23, 2013 4:40 am - I have just cut up and trashed the “Roskam for Congress” sign sitting in my garage since the last election. My current Rep. Peter Roskam, unlike my former Congressman Ra...
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Can’t spend money you don’t haveOct 17, 2013 4:40 am - Can’t spend money you don’t have People like Tom Minnerick are not very informed. The Senate has not passed a budget in five years. The continual resolution is not ...
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GOP ‘civil war’ reason for shutdownOct 16, 2013 4:40 am - GOP ‘civil war’ reason for shutdown There never would have been a government shutdown if there were not a Civil War in the GOP. The Tea Party (minority) is the “tai...
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GOP won’t stand up to Tea PartyOct 15, 2013 4:40 am - GOP won’t stand up to Tea Party As we approach the deadline for raising the U.S. debt limit, economists have warned us repeatedly of the catastrophic consequences o...
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Proud to be celebrating Hispanic Heritage MonthOct 14, 2013 5:00 am - As a proud Latino, and a member of the Elgin Community College family, it is an honor for me to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month, which runs from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15. T...
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What does next executive order hold?Oct 14, 2013 4:40 am - What does next executive order hold? Too bad our lawmakers didn’t think it was important to support the World War II veterans in their quest to see the memorial ere...
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Boehner kowtows to Tea Party extremistsOct 13, 2013 4:40 am - Boehner kowtows to Tea Party extremists John Boehner, speaker of the House, is more interested in placating the Tea Party extremists in his Republican majority than...
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The SoapboxOct 12, 2013 5:00 am - Budgetary perspective in Elgin: Elgin city councilmen are not sure about eliminating business license fees because they worry about losing revenue. The fees are projecte...