Carpentersville Opinion
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Centro stands with DACA recipientsSep 12, 2017 12:01 am - The rescission of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Program has caused serious difficulty for our immigrant community. We have received numerous calls from impa...
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Williams over Gerson - no contestSep 07, 2017 12:01 am - I get the Daily Herald delivered daily to my house. I enjoy reading it in the morning while having a cup of coffee. Imagine the entertainment value I got when I read Wed...
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Don't give up; we are the change we seekSep 02, 2017 12:01 am - The news cycle is coming at as faster and faster, mostly because we can't get through half a day without the president tweeting something disgusting or vile. It is enou...
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Tearing down history, along with statuesAug 28, 2017 12:01 am - Slavery was bad. Yes, but to deny or rewrite our history is also bad. When I saw the video of them bringing down the statue of Lee, my first thought was, we have come fu...
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Witness the 'racetrack' in CarpentersvilleAug 25, 2017 12:01 am - In the not too distant past, two houses and a child have been struck by vehicles on Amarillo Drive in Carpentersville. With school starting this week, I would like to in...
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Show where you stand; don't enable racismAug 22, 2017 12:01 am - I served in the U. S. Air Force from '67 to '71. May of '68 I was sent to Pope AFB, NC. The base served Ft. Bragg. At the time Ft. Bragg was processing troops whose next...
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Is an apology too much to ask for?Aug 15, 2017 12:01 am - The thing I find most repulsive about Donald Trump is his lack of courage in taking responsibility for any of his mistakes, but constantly bragging about the things that...
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Tollway fines could settle state debtAug 14, 2017 1:00 am - The article, "Tollway wants higher speeds on I-90," in the July 28 issue struck a sensitive spot in me. I was driving this past Sunday from the northwest suburbs to Ind...
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No one enforcing speed limit on I-90Aug 12, 2017 12:01 am - I must tell you that I nearly choked on my morning coffee when I read the Daily Herald headline that said, "Tollway Wants Higher Speeds on I-90." Anyone who drives I-90 ...
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Editorial: Venue for Elgin's special budget meetings a blow to transparencyAug 11, 2017 1:00 am - Transparency can't be a sometimes thing, easy to embrace when it's convenient and safe, but downplayed when the topic could be messy. Local governments either are commit...