Carpentersville Opinion
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Editorial: Creative partnership makes Geneva landfill project a winnerJun 26, 2017 11:00 pm - Reusing closed landfills, like Settler's Hill in Geneva, is tricky business. Options are limited because of EPA rules about what can and can't be done with the land, and...
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Lack of compassion for fellow manJun 26, 2017 1:00 am - I am responding to a letter in the Daily Herald of June 5, discussing the issue of health insurance and pre-existing conditions comparing this to insuring a car after it...
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Polish spoken, too, at Ecker CenterJun 22, 2017 12:00 am - Thank you so much for Elena Ferrarin and Marie Wilson's mental health series. We would like to add that aside from having a broad range Spanish speaking professionals on...
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Forest preserve, preserve forestsJun 20, 2017 12:01 am - While enjoying a beautiful day hiking through the Big Rock forest preserve and camp ground outside Elgin, I was surprised by a Nicor truck driving up the trail. As I st...
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A scolding about patriotism prompts a practical solutionJun 17, 2017 2:00 pm - Ah, if only the world would work like this a little more often. Lauren Zannini says she was “heartbroken” when she walked around her Elgin neighborhood Memorial Day week...
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When is enough actually enough?Jun 12, 2017 1:00 am - It's been widely report, and not denied, that Jared Kushner, Donald Trump's son-in-law met with the Russian Ambassador during the election seeking to establish a direct ...
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Can't we find the time to fly the flag?Jun 11, 2017 12:01 am - Memorial Day 2017 has come and gone. I would like to say the flags were out and now put away. But all I can say is "where were the flags?" I looked around my community a...
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Consider impact of airlines on emissionsJun 08, 2017 1:00 am - Carbon emissions produced by the airline industry contribute 30 to 40 percent toward global warming. J. H. Trembley Elgin ...
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If exaggeration is biggest problem ...Jun 05, 2017 1:00 am - In response to the article "Trump and his wordplay" by Fareed Zakaria. Zakaria wrote that president Trump tends to exaggerate. If that is president Trump's biggest probl...
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A joy to watchJun 03, 2017 1:00 am - We were so very impressed with the band from Carpentersville Middle School at the Memorial Day Parade in Dundee May 28. They looked great in their matching shirts, they ...