Carpentersville Opinion
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Are we only ones not drilling?Aug 11, 2008 11:00 pm - The Democrats and the governor of Florida do not allow offshore drilling off the state of Florida. Maybe the governor should take a boat ride. India, Canada, Spain, Mala...
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Worthy salute to peaceful, precious PathAug 10, 2008 11:00 pm - There's a general feeling, both among city dwellers and those of us who live in the suburbs, that's it's near impossible to get around the suburbs without a car. And in ...
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Word choice shows paper's political biasAug 09, 2008 11:00 pm - I am quite sure that you are not as tired of reading my screeds as I am of writing them. I subscribe to your newspaper for the main purpose of getting the news, i.e. fac...
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Saturday Soapbox: DuPage County and Fox ValleyAug 08, 2008 11:00 pm - Time for an explanation: The wall of silence Naperville's park district board has created around recently hired executive director Daniel Betts' sudden "leave of absence...
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No plan to remove illegal immigrantsAug 07, 2008 11:00 pm - I can't even begin to describe the disappointment with ICE, and its commitment to remove illegals in Illinois communities. We have heard time and time again about identi...
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Learning Spanish should be benefitAug 06, 2008 11:00 pm - I don't understand Paula Coughlan's recent letter to the Herald's Fencepost, about Obama's statements regarding teaching students Spanish. For the record, our nation has...
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Elgin has earned its bad reputationAug 04, 2008 11:00 pm - We moved to Elgin with high hopes. Living in the historic district, we qualified for a grant to rehab our house. With all the upgrades being done to the city we imagined...
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Springfield must support treatmentAug 01, 2008 11:00 pm - The Illinois House of Representatives voted 65-22 on July 16 to override Gov. Rod Blagojevich's veto of $43 million for state alcohol and drug abuse prevention and treat...
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Kane must combat illegal immigrationAug 01, 2008 11:00 pm - In a recent exchange of e-mails between Sheriff Perez and Doug Heaton, copied to me, Heaton queried Sheriff Perez on the methods of detection and restraint of illegal al...
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Giving back in a winning wayAug 01, 2008 11:00 pm - Giving back in a winning way: When Michael Mendel bought a $100 raffle ticket, he was hoping to win big. But not for himself. The St. Charles business owner had other th...