Carpentersville Opinion
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Saturday Soapbox: Fox ValleyMay 16, 2008 11:00 pm - Schools can help as well as educate A good school district is central to a community in providing education and guidance for students. In times of crisis, a school can a...
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Praise for heroes on the home frontMay 14, 2008 11:00 pm - Ed Szydlowski didn't hesitate when he heard a woman's cries for help as smoke billowed from her home. The Carpentersville village engineer from Hampshire immediately ran...
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Double standard in presidential raceMay 14, 2008 11:00 pm - How could a man running for president and calling himself a Christian accept an endorsement from a piece of garbage like the Rev. John Hagee? What a double standard and ...
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Appalled at board in CarpentersvilleMay 14, 2008 11:00 pm - As a 46-year resident of Carpentersville, I must say I thought I had seen everything when it comes to the incompetency on the village board, but this latest episode beat...
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Disability laws not taken seriouslyMay 13, 2008 11:00 pm - Over four years ago, there was a meeting in Elgin that included my self, city representatives and the Illinois Attorney General's Disability Rights Division. The meeting...
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Say no to ComEd's proposed rate hikeMay 12, 2008 11:00 pm - As a customer of ComEd, I oppose the rate hike. Between rising gas prices, and other utility bills, most people barely make enough to get by. If the rate hike is passed ...
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Politicians won't make gas cheaperMay 11, 2008 11:00 pm - Congratulations to the Daily Herald! The article about an investigation into the gas crisis only touched on half the truth. While the points about previous investigation...
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Humor at what expense?May 10, 2008 11:00 pm - Patrick J. Dalton's excellent letter to Fence Post describing Bill Maher's Catholic bigotry is but one example of a growing number of contemporary comedians who seem to ...
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Safe classrooms also means healthy airMay 10, 2008 11:00 pm - Now more than ever, cleaning and disinfecting are big priorities for schools. MRSA, the drug-resistant and sometimes deadly staph that's easily spread among students, a...
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It's a matter of principle, ethicsMay 09, 2008 11:00 pm - My name is Nathan "Nate" Spain. I am a member of the Audit and Finance Commission of the village of Carpentersville. In the local press I have become better known as one...