Carpentersville Opinion
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Do townships earn their keep?Apr 14, 2009 11:00 pm - My politics are left of liberal and I gladly pay taxes. But for our new governor, Pat Quinn, to raise taxes now is just foolishness. To save enough money to pay Illinois...
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Too bad Pinney was defeated in D214Apr 12, 2009 11:00 pm - I was very sad to learn this morning that Leslie Pinney did not win re-election to the District 214 school board. Leslie was an independent voice on that board. Unfortun...
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Elgin Twp. assistance program doing goodApr 10, 2009 11:00 pm - During this tough economic time, as a rental property owner in Elgin I would like to thank the Elgin Township Supervisor Annette Miller for supporting and maintaining an...
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Boys & Girls Club reason for hopeApr 10, 2009 11:00 pm - It's easy to find reasons to be alarmed about the state of our nation's youth and the enormous challenges they have growing up in a rudderless society and facing an unce...
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Ensure students are preparedApr 10, 2009 11:00 pm - President Obama recently stated he wants educational standards "that don't simply measure whether students can fill in a bubble on a test but whether they possess 21st c...
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D-C attaboy from Jacobs was classyApr 10, 2009 11:00 pm - As I passed the Harry D. Jacobs High School marquee on Randall Road recently, I was impressed with the message I read. I would imagine that everyone in the Fox Valley is...
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Saturday SoapboxApr 10, 2009 11:00 pm - This shouldn't be the end The big Route 53 referendum victory in Lake County will feel a bit hollow if that's the end of it. More than 63,000 voters - nearly 76 percent ...
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Many Web commenters are just bulliesApr 10, 2009 11:00 pm - It's happening again. The inane banter and skewed logic being strewn across the comment threads is reaching another crescendo. When will it end? The facts, the well-tho...
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Ayers shouldn't be surprisedApr 09, 2009 11:00 pm - Surely Bill Ayers, who thought it absurd and outrageous that his appearances in Naperville were canceled, must realize that with some folks their reputations precede the...
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I've heard that song beforeApr 08, 2009 11:00 pm - Listening to President Obama promise to cut the projected 2010 budget deficit of $1.4 trillion in half by the time he leaves office reminds me of a popular song from the...