Carpentersville Opinion
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Drilling ANWAR oil not the answerJun 22, 2008 11:00 pm - For years I've listened to how drilling for oil in ANWAR would relieve our nation's energy problems. Today I looked the numbers up for myself. The truth is clear. If we ...
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Road projects going nowhereJun 21, 2008 11:00 pm - There are three road projects that are probably going nowhere fast: 1. Route 53 extension; 2. Bolz Road bypass; 3. Algonquin bypass. Route 53: I heard the stories in the...
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Saturday Soapbox: Fox ValleyJun 20, 2008 11:00 pm - Not this year for public works If officials in Carpentersville think the village can break ground on a public works facility this fall, they must know something no one e...
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We must rein in big oil companiesJun 20, 2008 11:00 pm - On June 3, a column appeared by John Stossel in which he criticized Democrats for wanting to do something about the gouging American consumers are getting from the insat...
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Hey, it's Take Your Dog's Picture, Bring it to Work DayJun 19, 2008 11:00 pm - I'll admit it: I didn't really think it'd be a good idea to observe "Take Your Dog to Work Day" at the Daily Herald today. When I was asking people in other offices for ...
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School, military too cozyJun 19, 2008 11:00 pm - Recently the Daily Herald carried a disturbing picture titled "Not letting her quit." The picture shows the back of a teenage girl with shoulders rolled and body curled ...
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In defense of Lou DobbsJun 18, 2008 11:00 pm - I am writing this letter relating to an article written by Ruben Navarrette appearing May 29. Navarrette accuses Lou Dobbs of CNN saying crude things that give the debat...
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How the pop star got top billing over the journalistJun 18, 2008 11:00 pm - On this hand, a respected journalist; on that, a world-renowned music star. To me, the choice of which one people would most want to read about was a virtual no-brainer...
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East Dundee board supported flagJun 18, 2008 11:00 pm - It isn't often that residents of a village write and pat their village boards on the back and say "Thanks." I have often been very critical of my village board, and I st...
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Criticism hits close to homeJun 16, 2008 11:00 pm - Doesn't it seem a bit odd that President Bush criticized terrorist appeasers (without mentioning names) and Obama immediately rose to defend himself from the criticism? ...