Carpentersville Opinion
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Rescind cost increases in ElginMay 18, 2012 4:40 am - Our late, beloved Elgin City Council member Marie Yearman can never be replaced, but John Prigge comes close to representing us, so we hope other council members will jo...
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Food thief should be ashamedMay 18, 2012 4:40 am - Saturday, May 12, was the U.S. Post Office’s “Stamp Out Hunger Day.” We live in the Kimball Farms subdivision in Carpentersville, and as usual, I purchased two bags of f...
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Homes won’t meet St. Charles standardsMay 18, 2012 4:40 am - St. Charles’ diverse architectural heritage symbolizes past generations’ investment in the city, for themselves and future generations. Such is not the case with the pro...
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Geneva taxpayers sold bill of goodsMay 17, 2012 4:40 am - This is nuts! Was this your reaction when you opened your property tax bill? Why did your taxes increase so much? The answer is, “It is all about the schools.” Or better...
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No more bailoutsMay 17, 2012 4:40 am - No more bailouts ever! If your company made a mistake — too bad. Suck it up and swallow it the same way every American citizen has to. No more taking our Social Security...
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Think of the kids in U-46 contract decisionMay 16, 2012 5:00 am - The 2,000 or so teachers who are members of the Elgin Teachers Association — the largest teachers union in the suburbs — are understandably on edge. The members, who sta...
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Obama kept us out of depressionMay 16, 2012 4:40 am - Are we better off than we were four years ago? Yes, we most certainly are. It is easy to forget that four years ago, the most respected U.S. economists and financial lea...
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We need more statesmenMay 16, 2012 4:40 am - Thomas Jefferson understood it best more than 200 years ago: “I place economy among the first and most important virtues, and public debt as the greatest danger to be fe...
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Reduce pension for system gamersMay 16, 2012 4:40 am - Laws may not have been violated by those who have enhanced their pensions through circumventing the intent of pension regulations. However, it appears to me that those s...
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Manufacture Apple products in AmericaMay 13, 2012 4:40 am - If Apple is such a great American company, why is it producing electronic gadgets in China? Is paying workers at Foxconn slave wages and dodging taxes really the best co...