Carpentersville Opinion
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Tell voters why you're runningJul 19, 2010 11:00 pm - As we get closer and closer to the midterm elections with only a few more than 100 days left, I keep waiting for the candidates who wish to be elected to tell us why the...
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Don't use tolls to pay for bridgeJul 19, 2010 11:00 pm - Algonquin Village President John Schmitt; Kane County Board Chairman Karen McConnaughay, West Dundee Village President Larry Keller and a few others are very naive to be...
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What about the Black Panthers?Jul 19, 2010 11:00 pm - I read the Daily Herald every day. It was months before I read anything of the tea party. I have still not seen a word of the new Black Panther party. Please don't tell ...
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Controlling strays pricey ventureJul 17, 2010 11:00 pm - Well, here we go again with hundreds of calls about feral, stray and abandoned felines having kittens in someone's back yard, under their deck, etc. The majority of peop...
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Joe Walsh will help turn country aroundJul 17, 2010 11:00 pm - On July Fourth, President Obama urged Americans to live the principles that founded the unity. What were these principles? Taking God out of the public square, governme...
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Help Hollow save cop jobsJul 17, 2010 11:00 pm - Residents of Sleepy Hollow who are enjoying the usual summer activities may be unaware that their police protection is on the budget chopping block. The village faces a ...
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Soapbox: The gist of Money's list? It's rubbishJul 16, 2010 11:00 pm - It's nice, we guess, that Arlington Heights, Bolingbrook, Mount Prospect and Naperville made Money Magazine's list of the country's 100 best places to live. But we think...
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U. of I. professor's firing ridiculous, violated First Amendment rightsJul 16, 2010 11:00 pm - OK, I know that from time to time they test college athletes for drug use - but do they ever drug test the administrators? After the firing of University of Illinois Pro...
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Time we took away drunk drivers' cars, not just their licenseJul 16, 2010 11:00 pm - According to the July 12 Opinion page, "Judges should get tough on chronic DUI." Haven't we been hearing that for the last 20 years or more? The response is always the s...
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What happened to WGN, one of the country's finest radio stations?Jul 15, 2010 11:00 pm - Can anyone provide a plausible explanation for the disaster that has taken place at what formerly was one of the finest radio stations in the country? Is anybody in auth...