Carpentersville Opinion
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Expect U.S. citizens to support world?Feb 11, 2008 10:00 pm - If anyone is a racist, perhaps John Dalton should examine his own position on illegal immigration. Perhaps we need another senator to examine his position, since he see...
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We just can't afford another conservativeFeb 11, 2008 10:00 pm - The soon to be enacted economic stimulus bill puts into better perspective the staggering cost of the war in Iraq. The cost of the approximately $160 million to $204 m...
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Real irony found in our ban obsessionsFeb 10, 2008 10:00 pm - Drunk drivers are responsible for more than 1.4 million serious injuries and 15,000-plus deaths every year. It has become the No. 1 killer of teens and young adults. A...
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Comrades united in a modern-day Battle of WaterlooFeb 09, 2008 10:00 pm - Tom Lutz stood no chance. His first clue should have been the forecast. His second should have been that he'd drawn the short straw that put a journalist irate about poo...
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Point to remember on suburban turnoutFeb 09, 2008 10:00 pm - The early line on last week's voter turnout in Cook County is something to crow about: record voter registration of 1.35 million, record early voting of about 60,000 ba...
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More proof Elgin must fix basic servicesFeb 09, 2008 10:00 pm - Just as Elgin's emergency, mid-winter leaf pickup made it clear the fall program had left much to be desired, two big snowstorms within a week made it clear the city can...
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Seeing legal, illegal disparity isn't racismFeb 09, 2008 10:00 pm - This is in regard to the Feb. 1 article regarding Association for Legal Americans and its purpose. There has never been a racist remark from anyone connected with this g...
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Saturday Soapbox: No news is good newsFeb 08, 2008 10:00 pm - After a couple of rather disastrous recent elections, Kane County finally seems to have gotten one right. Despite a turnout 50 percent higher than in the 2004 primary, C...
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Politicians don't get basic economicsFeb 08, 2008 10:00 pm - Liberals think that when consumption (which is known as the economy) slows, government stimulation is the antidote. This belief displays obvious ignorance of some of th...
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Saturday Soapbox: When quantity mattersFeb 08, 2008 10:00 pm - Seems the students at Elgin School District U-46's Gifford Street High School have found themselves on an unplanned diet. The district is now addressing complaints that ...