Carpentersville Opinion
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All I do is think about the kidsMay 23, 2012 5:40 am - I would like to share some thoughts with the author of “Our View” printed on the May 16 editorial page. I teach in a Title I school in Elgin Area School District U-46. I...
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Hultgren’s support of education dubiousMay 22, 2012 4:40 am - I just watched Congressman Hultgren’s YouTube video where he read a couple of constituent letters concerning the Student Loan Program. I was really touched with his appa...
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Enough is enough, Geneva schoolsMay 22, 2012 4:40 am - This is in regard to my real estate tax bill from Kane County and Blackberry Township. A 10-percent increase has made me question whether I can afford to live in Geneva ...
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Who cares about Mitt’s bullying?May 20, 2012 4:40 am - Out of the mainstream media arises accusations about Romney’s alleged bullying circa 1965 at the age of 18. How old was Obama when he admitted to drug use? If we seek on...
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Obama not much of an economic strategistMay 20, 2012 4:40 am - My suspicions regarding President Obama’s lack of economic knowledge have been validated. According to the president’s recent financial disclosures, he holds between $50...
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TIF districts not worth the troubleMay 19, 2012 4:40 am - The City of St. Charles uses tax money to aid certain private business projects that the city designates as TIF, or tax increment financing, projects. Some of this aid h...
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Something to celebrateMay 19, 2012 4:40 am - Often when I open the Sunday Daily Herald I see, but do not open, the section “Celebrate.” I was once — a very long time ago — a groom, but probably not expecting to kno...
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Make a commitment and honor itMay 19, 2012 4:40 am - I appreciate Gov. Quinn’s letter in the May 13 Chicago Tribune telling us that we should honor our mothers by saving our state. I sometimes think my mom has more common ...
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8 years of Obama? I don’t think soMay 19, 2012 4:40 am - In Fence Post May 16, Mr. Kirkland states that we are “most certainly” better of that we were four years ago. Well, Mr. Kirkland, I want some of your Kool-Aid to drink. ...
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Preserve home-visit funds for kids’ sakeMay 18, 2012 5:00 am - For law-enforcement officers and prosecutors, it’s a harrowing experience to come face to face with child abuse and neglect. As Kane County sheriff and state’s...