Carpentersville Opinion
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Be mindful of elder abuseJun 09, 2012 4:40 am - At a young age, many of us are taught to respect our elders, for they have spent their lives caring for us and contributing to the society in which we live today. As val...
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Money more than ideas what’s important nowJun 09, 2012 4:40 am - The Roberts Supreme Court decision in Citizens United allowed billionaire Republicans to save Scott Walker in Wisconsin. The Koch Brothers, Karl Rove and Sheldon Aldeson...
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Our democracy is bought and soldJun 09, 2012 4:40 am - There have been a few good books written that describe the scene in Washington with our elected representatives and senators. The first came out in 1991 by P.J. O’Rourke...
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Editorial: Monitoring needed with drug program innovationJun 08, 2012 5:00 am - Change is a constant in criminal justice, and rightly so. Law enforcement officials and prosecutors who face funding cuts and pressure to keep crime stats low should be ...
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Who speaks for students in U-46?Jun 07, 2012 4:40 am - I was very disturbed after reading the article “U-46 has new teachers contract” on June 5. Toward the end of the article, the chief of staff for the district (Tony Sande...
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The ruling and the working classesJun 03, 2012 4:40 am - The May 27 edition of the Chicago Tribune featured two articles in the Business section that made me think of the Marxist principle of the struggle for power between the...
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The SoapboxJun 02, 2012 4:46 pm - Clear enough? It ought to be at least a little embarrassing that nearly every interaction between the village of Glen Ellyn and the College of DuPage needs to be vetted ...
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Average pensioner left out in coldJun 02, 2012 4:40 am - For 30 years I worked at the Elgin Mental Health Center and paid the state for my retirement. It was not a well-paying job but I worked for a promised pension and health...
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To open up jobs, round up illegal immigrantsJun 02, 2012 4:40 am - Is there anything more infuriating than hearing a politician or government official say that it would be impossible for government to round up the estimated 10 million t...
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Police costs worthy of fresh look, tooJun 01, 2012 5:00 am - Whatever else you might say about the recent recession and prolonged recovery, it certainly has taught us in the suburbs to see many things in a new light. Sacred cows a...