Carpentersville Opinion
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Plan for extending life of MedicareJun 11, 2011 1:00 am - Now that Paul Ryan’s GOP plan to use vouchers to privatize Medicare is the official Republican plan, I think we should extend the same treatment to his supporters. The e...
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You helped maintain local state fundingJun 11, 2011 1:00 am - To the residents of St. Charles, On May 31, the Illinois General Assembly adjourned after an intense day of debating major issues and approving legislation. I am please...
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Halt Red Gate bridge; give Stearns chanceJun 11, 2011 12:00 am - This is a follow-up to James Fuller’s June 8 front page article, “Group fights bridge plan.” These were additional talking points brought up to the St. Charles City Coun...
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Say no to chatting while drivingJun 11, 2011 12:00 am - When I read editorials and letters to the editor regarding the dire financial condition of the state, there is almost always a call for reform, change, downsizing of gov...
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The absurdity of tax spending on lobbyistsJun 11, 2011 12:00 am - The Illinois Campaign for Political Reform released a report last week tallying the amounts local governments spent from July 2009 to July 2010 lobbying state government...
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Hang up for a return to safer daysJun 10, 2011 12:00 am - If you’re older than 30, hearken back, tax your brain and recall the days before cellphones. Can you? Somehow, you managed without one. You did the grocery shopping with...
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Why do some taxing bodies still exist?Jun 09, 2011 1:00 am - Smaller government is all the rage these days. So imagine my surprise to recently learn that the Northwest Kane Airport Authority still exists. And imagine my shock to l...
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An unfortunate, expensive squabbleJun 09, 2011 12:00 am - It’s a dilemma as old as county government and one that’s plagued Kane County for years, drawing both interest and resources from the core matter of providing services t...
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Hate speech comes from left, tooJun 08, 2011 4:00 am - I’d like to remind Fence Post writer Paul Dombrowski of Mt. Prospect of the shooting of Rep. Giffords in Arizona. Remember that? Immediately after she was shot, there wa...
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House floor is merely a stageJun 08, 2011 12:00 am - Act 1. We see two politicians, we’ll call them Michael and Tom, getting together in an office before meeting with a House committee considering pension reform. Michael s...