Carpentersville Opinion
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Ellis flag comments don't reflect communityNov 02, 2017 12:00 am - My mind cannot get around what Traci Ellis voiced in a direct quote published recently in the Daily Herald. It's bad enough what she said, but also, very provocative, w...
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Why it's time to 'unite or die'Oct 26, 2017 12:01 am - Our Revolutionary War ancestors fought under a dozen or more different flags all to achieve the same end - our freedom from the King of England. We were united in this e...
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Governor Walker's Foxconn giveawayOct 23, 2017 12:01 am - Republican Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker, the governor elected by the Koch Bros who decimated unions and underfunded education, now wants to abandon real conservative ...
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Oct 20, 2017 12:01 am - We need speed cameras in Illinois RUN BY THE POLICE DEPARTMENTS! I'm surprised at how many people are so anxious to get to church on Sunday mornings that they are drivin...
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Why we're appalled by players' behaviorOct 18, 2017 12:00 am - There were three things my father loved, his family, his country, even though he lost his brother in the Vietnam War, and football, the Bears. The flag belongs to the Am...
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Appalled by Ellis' disrespect of flagOct 15, 2017 12:01 am - As a citizen of this country and an Elgin resident, I am appalled and saddened that a U-46 board member would disrespect the flag of this great country. Traci O'Neil Ell...
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Editorial: Fighting opioid epidemic on many frontsOct 12, 2017 5:00 am - If anyone doubts the extent of the opioid epidemic, pay attention to these stories on the federal, state and local level just in the last couple days. On Tuesday, first ...
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Recreational marijuana a bad ideaOct 09, 2017 12:01 am - I am writing to encourage fellow citizens to contact legislators regarding the bill sponsored by State Senator Steans and State Representative Cassidy advocating the leg...
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Editorial: Public officials can't separate 'private' commentsOct 02, 2017 11:00 pm - Traci O'Neal Ellis apologized this week. You'll recall, she was the Elgin Area School District 46 board member who said on Facebook that the American flag represented "n...
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Why are Trump's NFL tweets even news?Oct 02, 2017 1:00 am - So President Trump thinks it is unpatriotic for football players to kneel in protest of the way that black people are treated in this country. But it is not unpatriotic...