Carpentersville Opinion
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Soapbox: Fix Randall nowSep 28, 2007 11:00 pm - Yes, it's frustrating to think more construction may be in store for Randall Road in St. Charles this year. But it's a good idea for St. Charles officials to strike a de...
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Soapbox: Killer state lapse?Sep 28, 2007 11:00 pm - A fatal three-vehicle crash Wednesday at the dangerous intersection of Shales Parkway and Route 20 in Elgin left traffic snarled over much of the city for much of the da...
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Gun play, moves old phenomenaSep 27, 2007 11:00 pm - I'm sorry to report it, but gun violence in Elgin is here to stay. A sad fact of American life is that when crowded cities and towns begin to age, they become inundated ...
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U.S. must follow international lawSep 27, 2007 11:00 pm - I write because the Bush administration once again is seeking to make the administration, the U.S. military and the corporate mercenary armies operating in Iraq and arou...
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Smoking not illegal, and not the worstSep 27, 2007 11:00 pm - In response to Helen Clark's letter concerning consideration of an exception to the smoking ban rule for casinos, I have to first say I am not now a smoker and haven't b...
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Evolution isn't really scientific, eitherSep 27, 2007 11:00 pm - I have read some letters questioning Lisa Szatkowski's beating a dead horse in her Sept. 17 letter because she does advocate the teaching of creationism in the public sc...
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Planning can put an end to abortionSep 26, 2007 11:00 pm - As a pro-choice advocate I support Planned Parenthood/Chicago Area, and I am glad they are opening a new, full-service health facility in Aurora. It is a fact that abort...
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Fifty years later, irony and reflectionSep 26, 2007 11:00 pm - On Tuesday, the Little Rock Nine participated in a 50th anniversary celebration of the court-ordered 1957 integration of Central High School over the objection of the Ar...
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Leaf-burning ban a healthful necessitySep 25, 2007 11:00 pm - 's apparent the East Dundee residents who are against a proposed ban on leaf burning do not have any friends or relatives who have breathing problems. If they did...
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Neighborhood isn't supporting lightsSep 25, 2007 11:00 pm - I would like to correct a statement which appeared in the Sept. 21 story about the lights at St. Edward High School. In that article, Father Seisser was quoted as saying...