Carpentersville Opinion
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Raise income tax to support schoolsAug 28, 2008 11:00 pm - In Illinois we have very little pork in our state budget. But we have to work on the logic of taxing the poorest in Illinois to pay for our services. In Illinois if you ...
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Experience doesn't equal effectivenessAug 27, 2008 11:00 pm - Experience counts? How about judgment? Sen. John McCain's chief political adviser, Randy Scheunemann, and his company received over $250,000 this year alone lobbying fo...
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Elgin parking ban just won't workAug 26, 2008 11:00 pm - I would like to know who is going to dig out the cars on the side of the street that gets plowed in when we have a snow storm? Also where do I put the leaves? I can't af...
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Bean not standing up for constituentsAug 25, 2008 11:00 pm - As a citizen of Melissa Bean's district it is important that we know what kind of contributions our current representative is accepting from PACs. Campaigning should not...
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The ultimate form of recyclingAug 25, 2008 11:00 pm - My idea of cremation for everyone is large forests where the ashes are placed under each new tree. When the trees are mature, the products from them are used to pay and ...
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What's wrong with riding on sidewalk?Aug 24, 2008 11:00 pm - The bike lane on Walnut Avenue (in Elgin) comes with some hazard to both motorists and bicyclists. My own experience occurred when I attempted to make a right turn onto ...
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GOP lending an ear to residentsAug 24, 2008 11:00 pm - I would like to thank the Illinois House Republicans for actually LISTENING to families in the Northwest Suburbs. Recently, I was able to speak with Anita Forte-Scott ab...
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Enough of the Bush name callingAug 23, 2008 11:00 pm - Like summer follows spring, the Daily Herald again chooses to print a reader's letter that calls our president a liar. After six years, I think we have had our fill of t...
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Bean a Congressional truantAug 22, 2008 11:00 pm - Sometimes missing, Melissa Bean: What member of the suburban delegation to the U.S. House has missed the most votes in the 110th Congress? A Soapbox Dart to Barringt...
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McCain too old for presidencyAug 20, 2008 11:00 pm - As dirty as the campaign is beginning to get I think it may be time to point out the risks of electing a 72-year-old as President. If any of you have ever witnessed some...