Carpentersville Opinion
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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 ...
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So entrenched they won't change mindsJun 02, 2017 12:01 am - "Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything." This comment is by George Bernard Shaw and could offer a basis t...
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Could legislators put aside partisanship?May 30, 2017 12:01 am - I am very appreciative of your May 24 "Our View." The statement - "Unacceptable" - is thorough, clearly stated, and right on target. I welcome the fact that your editori...
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Make your voice heard on mental illnessMay 29, 2017 1:00 am - National Alliance on Mental Illness Kane County North commends the Daily Herald and writers Marie Wilson and Elena Ferrarin for their series on mental health issues in o...