Carpentersville Opinion
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Connecting with a new generationNov 01, 2009 10:00 pm - Text messaging has gotten a lot of bad press lately. Drivers who text. Walloping cell phone bills. Sexting. Disruptions in the classroom. Sleep deprivation. But there's ...
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Elgin erred when laying off MonellOct 31, 2009 11:00 pm - I have been a resident of Elgin for the past 20 years. I read a recent article regarding the cuts in employees to help with the city's budget woes. Although I applaud th...
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Don't feel too bad for youth prisonersOct 31, 2009 11:00 pm - I thought the recent report condemning the poor conditions at the Illinois Youth Prison the goofiest and most pointless report I've read since the last goofy report. Did...
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Learn from experience in H1N1 battleOct 31, 2009 11:00 pm - In Lake County, lines stretched for blocks, people stood in the rain for four hours and many seeking the H1N1 vaccine ultimately were turned away. To the south, in DuPag...
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Obama needs to make peace within U.S.Oct 31, 2009 11:00 pm - President Obama, House Speaker Pelosi, Senate Leader Reid and the rest of the Democrat Congress are starting to act like President Nixon. Nixon had an enemies list and t...
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Saturday SoapboxOct 30, 2009 11:00 pm - Bravo, IDOT: The Illinois Department of Transportation has nixed Elgin's plans to put a red-light camera at Randall Road and Route 72, which had been the most dangerous ...
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Fox News fair and balancedOct 30, 2009 11:00 pm - In response to Victor Darst's comments saying that Fox News is openly biased, I would like him to back up his statements with some factual information and list his sourc...
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Bedford Falls meets CarpentersvilleOct 30, 2009 11:00 pm - I attended the Oktobercross Fest in Carpenter Park in Carpentersville. I have been to the ones they had in the past and this year was fantastic. I can honestly say there...
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E. Dundee debt has reader riledOct 30, 2009 11:00 pm - Upon receiving my water bill this month, I was angered to find an additional "debt" fee of $17.80 tacked on to our usage total. The village office informed me that this ...
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Glad money's not an issue for usOct 29, 2009 11:00 pm - Many of us have too much money and we are happy that the president is going to redistribute that money through the new $1 trillion health care system. The taking of $500...