Carpentersville Opinion
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Don't memorialize five crash victimsMay 03, 2008 11:00 pm - It is wrong to erect a memorial for the five teenagers who were tragically killed in a car accident. I, too, have experienced the incomprehensible pain and grief of losi...
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Saturday soapbox: No long wait, nice photo, nice peopleMay 02, 2008 11:00 pm - Remember the epic horror stories of waiting in line at the Secretary of State's office for a new driver's license for days on end, only to walk away with a plastic card ...
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A lapel pin is not true patriotismMay 01, 2008 11:00 pm - The Democratic primary "debate" last month was a journalistic travesty of the first order. But one of the most disappointing questions was raised by a citizen from Penns...
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Hampshire mayor urges patriotismApr 26, 2008 11:00 pm - Whereas this nation is kept strong and free by the loyal citizens who preserve our precious American heritage through their positive patriotic declarations and actions, ...
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Who's asking about the nation's debt?Apr 25, 2008 11:00 pm - During the past 14 months the presidential candidates have been interviewed countless times and participated in numerous debates; but yet not once have I heard the candi...
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Saturday Soapbox: Full of ironyApr 25, 2008 11:00 pm - David Murray's brush with death last week was drama of the highest degree -- and with no small amount of irony. Thrown from his motorcycle and holding on for dear life t...
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Saturday Soapbox: Entertaining or embarrassing?Apr 25, 2008 11:00 pm - The New York Times last year gave the nation at large a glimpse into the immigration debate that had been strangling Carpentersville. And now, with a few keystrokes, you...
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Persistence the trait shared with LincolnApr 24, 2008 11:00 pm - I'm responding to Art Malm's April 11 letter to the editor. He missed the whole point of my April 6 letter. I was not equating Jim Oberweis' candidacy to President Abrah...
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Story buried reason for visitApr 24, 2008 11:00 pm - Your April 18 story, "Mexico officials pay visit to area," is another sorry example of how the media goes out of their way to paint a rosy picture of illegal immigration...
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Thanks for support of school fund-raiserApr 21, 2008 11:00 pm - I would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to the families and community of K.E. Neubert Elementary School in Algonquin for their generosity and dedication to our Bi-A...