Carpentersville Opinion
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Raceway Woods an asset for communityNov 22, 2008 10:00 pm - I went for a walk with my parents, daughter and a friend at Raceway Woods. I grew up in Wisconsin, and we always did fun things outside as a family. My parents were asto...
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Where is the change we were promised?Nov 21, 2008 10:00 pm - For many months now we have all listened to the mantra "Change." A majority of U.S. voters voted for the presidential candidate using the mantra. The same voters selecte...
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Term limits nix career politiciansNov 21, 2008 10:00 pm - Before the 2008 election, the favorable rating of Congress was in the low teens. But yet over 90 percent of incumbents won re-election. Even factoring in the contests wh...
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Thanks for your food donationsNov 20, 2008 10:00 pm - I would like to take the time to thank all the people in and around Good Shepherd Church who donated food during our "Do a Good Turn for America" campaign on Nov. 1. We ...
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Elgin land grab made no senseNov 19, 2008 10:00 pm - After a year of delays the city of Elgin approved the annexation of the Villa Olivia residential/commercial development plan. While not by itself a terribly odd event (s...
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Grant Park was an inspirationNov 19, 2008 10:00 pm - It is Friday, Nov. 7, and I am still coming down from the aromatic high of Election Day in Grant Park. The temperate beauty of the unseasonable weather, the calm and col...
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Thanks to those who helped with contestNov 17, 2008 10:00 pm - The 10th annual Dundee Township Visitor's Center pumpkin contest was held Saturday, Oct. 25. It was held concurrently with the weekly Farmer's Market on the grounds of T...
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Let democracy guide Senate appointmentNov 16, 2008 10:00 pm - A Democratic Process is in Order As we celebrate President-elect Barack Obama's electoral victory, and glory in the democratic process that sends him to the White House,...
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Leaders call for civil talk on immigrationNov 14, 2008 10:00 pm - As leaders in the religious community we write this letter out of our common commitment to represent a God who is compassionate and merciful and forms peoples into commu...
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Doctors should be held accountableNov 14, 2008 10:00 pm - The doctors of Illinois are teaming up to ask the Supreme Court to uphold the state's 2005 medical lawsuit reform law that puts a cap on medical malpractice suits. The "...