Carpentersville Opinion
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'Folly' all in the eye of the beholder, JackDec 23, 2007 10:00 pm - Did you say folly, Jack Roeser? Let's compare and contrast: • While your foundation spends hundreds of thousands of dollars trying to get Jim Oberweis elected to anythin...
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I'll go ahead and say it: 'Christmas'Dec 23, 2007 10:00 pm - Warning: If you are politically correct, please skip this column. This is a story about Christmas. I figure it's OK for me to actually write that word Christmas since it...
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Lessons to learn from Kevin Fox caseDec 22, 2007 10:00 pm - Last week in these pages, we told you why we have a policy about not naming suspects before they are charged with a crime. Those suspects may never be charged -- as was ...
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Will we reach across divide or reach back?Dec 22, 2007 10:00 pm - The immigration debate continues at both the local and national level. It is predicted to be one of the key issues in the presidential campaigns in 2008. As we experienc...
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Criminality question not hard to answerDec 22, 2007 10:00 pm - Key to the discussion of illegal aliens is the question of criminality. Some would call sneaking into the United States a "victimless crime" and suggest we should allow ...
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In the interest of some peace, try a Disunited States of AmericaDec 22, 2007 10:00 pm - In this season of hope, there is none to be had. The Elgin City Council is insulted that several thousand legal, taxpaying citizens asked them to answer a few questions ...
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Saturday Soapbox: 3-year deal deliveredDec 21, 2007 10:00 pm - Nice to see Elgin School District U-46 teachers didn't deliver a strike as a Christmas present for district students and residents. And if they got the attention of an o...
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Presidency hangs on illegal immigrationDec 21, 2007 10:00 pm - If Social Security is the third rail of politics ("touch it and you die") for politicians, then immigration must be the next. No other issue has aroused the emotions of ...
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Choral concert-goers showed little respectDec 20, 2007 10:00 pm - I attended the 6 p.m. concert of the Elgin Children's Chorus on Dec. 2 and was appalled at the conduct of some members of the audience. The choristers work very hard in ...
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Melt guns down, hold a bake saleDec 20, 2007 10:00 pm - I cannot believe Carpentersville's village board. Though I often disagree with Presidant Bill Sarto, I am on his side over the possible gun sales. Police departments all...