Carpentersville Opinion
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Poorly-sourced AP story missed muchNov 20, 2007 10:00 pm - I failed to see the "news" in the Nov. 17 story entitled "Immigrants don't feel welcome in Waukegan". There was a photo taken back in July. Have there been more recent p...
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Stop holding hands with primitive SaudisNov 20, 2007 10:00 pm - The administration in Washington makes a habit of sticking its self-righteous nose into the affairs of other nations, telling them what they should and shouldn't do to p...
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Damaging prank not very amusingNov 19, 2007 10:00 pm - I woke up this morning to find our trampoline and a swing tipped over. I later found out my neighbors trampoline and children's toys were destroyed, too. I realize these...
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Residents to blame for U-46 fiascoNov 19, 2007 10:00 pm - A great big attaboy to Mr. Hallow of North Aurora for his Sept. 15 letter on how to make school taxes fairer. That has been my personal opinion for many years, but he di...
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Hastert wannabes don't understand jobNov 19, 2007 10:00 pm - U.S. Rep. Dennis Hastert announced his retirement from Congress and the political literature from those who seek to replace him have been received in mail boxes and seen...
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Build a better home inspection systemNov 18, 2007 10:00 pm - At Cindy McCammack's home in Addison, the builder mistakenly linked hot water to the toilet. It wasn't caught by the building inspectors. McCammack said it should have b...
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Newt's return sign of GOP's failuresNov 18, 2007 10:00 pm - Newt Gingrich has reared his ugly head again. You remember him, the former Republican speaker of the house, the man who got his terminally ill wife to sign their divorce...
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Focus groups alone won't fix trust problemNov 17, 2007 10:00 pm - A headline this week, "Community input key as U-46 picks search firm for chief," probably brought a lot more rolling eyes than a wave of eager volunteers. Community invo...
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Review those lessons in communication from 'Luke': 1967Nov 17, 2007 10:00 pm - "What we have here is failure to communicate." So said prison boss Strother Martin to Paul Newman's convict in the 1967 prison film "Cool Hand Luke," a screen classic pa...
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Teachers hold kids, future in their handsNov 17, 2007 10:00 pm - There is one simple fact many people seem to be forgetting when discussing teacher salaries: it is the second most important job in the world. Where would we get life-sa...