Carpentersville Opinion
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Donations of time, materials appreciatedSep 30, 2013 5:00 am - On Sept. 7 a wonderful event took place in Carpentersville. Several groups of great volunteers painted the homes and garages of senior citizens, two of whom are veterans...
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Soapboxing on radical-turned-speaker Bill AyersSep 29, 2013 5:00 am - Sunday Soapbox. Some opinions require lots of words and elaboration. This is my Sunday Soapbox, not-so-briefly-stated commentary from one Daily Herald editor, and shamel...
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Editorial: Truancy, heroin problems are intertwinedSep 27, 2013 5:00 am - If you read Sunday’s paper you may have seen two stories — one about Naperville’s unified attack on heroin use, the other about Kane County’s runaway truancy problem. Wh...
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Obamacare fight not about our healthSep 27, 2013 4:40 am - Obamacare fight not about our health Those seek to defend the current United States public health system by crippling the implementation of Obamacare should tell us...
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A big question after seeing Vietnam wallSep 27, 2013 4:40 am - A big question after seeing Vietnam wall I was there Sept. 19 when it exited off the tollway at Route 25 and parked at the Trout Park baseball area. I can’t explain...
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GOP ready to shut down governmentSep 26, 2013 4:40 am - The right-wingers in the U.S. House just voted to cut $40 billion from SNAP that helps feed people making less than $14,500 annually. In other words, the Republicans vot...
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Don’t support the suppliers of gasesSep 21, 2013 5:00 am - Don’t support the suppliers of gases I’m guessing that this resolution to our Mid East problems has been kicked around, but would probably cost our illustrious mili...
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Editorial: Collaboration key in school schedule changesSep 20, 2013 10:11 am - When a district talks about adjusting school start times and schedules, there’s sure to be hearty debate from all sides of the community. Case in point: An argument has ...
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A boating accident waiting to happenSep 20, 2013 4:40 am - A boating accident waiting to happen I am in complete and total agreement with Dennis Garber’s letter about bullies on the river in the Daily Herald’s Sept. 10 “You...
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Sep 19, 2013 4:40 am - Some new rules for our government Changes needed in Washington D.C.: Three party system: moderate, conservative and liberal. Legislative: One branch only, four year...