Carpentersville Opinion
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Too few see Bush was good PresidentJan 25, 2009 10:00 pm - Given the moral decline of the world, especially in our own country, it does not surprise me that so few "get" the president and approve his performance. After all, it's...
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Follow safety rules when snowmobilingJan 25, 2009 10:00 pm - This is the time of year when the temptation to ride a motorized sled across a frozen surface becomes too great to fight. Snowmobilers see days and weeks of temperature...
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Israel/Hamas war painted as one-sidedJan 24, 2009 10:00 pm - We deplore the rocket barrage Hamas has been firing against Israeli neighborhoods. We also see Israel's military response as disproportionate and unjustified. The U.S. m...
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Economy pundits confuse cause, resultJan 23, 2009 10:00 pm - The so-called establishment economic "experts" raised on Keynesian claptrap lament these days about the "paradox of thrift." Based on the fallacious notion that the key ...
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Forget the banks, send us the moneyJan 23, 2009 10:00 pm - The government has sent billions of dollars to the big financial institutions that have led us into the current situation. The same institutions are not using the money ...
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What's wrong with being kind to planet?Jan 22, 2009 10:00 pm - This is in response to Mr. Rob Gunther's letter about global warming on Jan. 19. I understand that he is a skeptic and that there are many people who feel the same way a...
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Not a good day for alternate viewsJan 22, 2009 10:00 pm - In addition to getting your newspaper, I also view it on line. In going to the opinion page today (Jan. 20) the paper decides to print the letter: "Obama Gives Us No Rea...
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Conservatives not more patrioticJan 21, 2009 10:00 pm - In Mr. Skaritka's letter recently, we again get to hear Mr. Skaritka attempt to disparage we liberals by quoting that there are more conservatives in the military than l...
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Congress: Work and work hardJan 20, 2009 10:00 pm - I have a friend who refers to Sen. Dick Durbin as Senator Press Conference. "He has one every day whether he needs one or not." I mean to single him out and the balance...
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They sound nice but strip freedomsJan 20, 2009 10:00 pm - I would like to complement Timothy Schmidgall's Dec. 30 "A different world without Bill of Rights." I would like to add my comments. When Congress writes bills they alw...