Carpentersville Opinion
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Times, techniques change, but mission stays the sameSep 12, 2007 11:00 pm - We are, it appears, cursed to live in interesting times. There was a time when the "make money" portion of the Daily Herald's well-known three-pronged mission statement ...
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Consider Thompson as next presidentSep 11, 2007 11:00 pm - Recently, Fred Thompson entered the presidential race for 2008. I am writing in support of his candidacy as he brings to the discussion needed conversation about the rol...
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Sarto should recall who elected himSep 10, 2007 11:00 pm - This letter is in regard to Carpentersville Village President Bill Sarto's Aug. 30 comments in Fence Post. Sarto doesn't think the proposed ordinance to impound vehicles...
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Source of problems found in SpringfieldSep 09, 2007 11:00 pm - If you read the Sept. 4 Daily Herald, you would have seen an article headlined "Fighting Foreclosure." Extremely interesting, but yet predictable. Look around the area a...
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Mt. Prospect storm response first rateSep 09, 2007 11:00 pm - To the editor: On Aug. 23, our area was ravaged by a severe storm with damaging winds. The rainfall was extreme and tornado-like winds toppled trees, taking wires with t...
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Don't pit one group against anotherSep 09, 2007 11:00 pm - I'm the president of the advocacy group "Mundelein for Appropriate Development." If you live in or near Mundelein you might have seen our signs, received fliers or read ...
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Light needed for church trafficSep 09, 2007 11:00 pm - To the editor: I am writing in regard to the traffic jams that are created on Barrington Road when Willow Creek Church services let out, and South Barrington police who ...
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Mixed news on tollway's next movesSep 09, 2007 11:00 pm - Two stories in two days, highlighting a major concern for suburban residents: transportation. The two stories, both written by Daily Herald staff writer Joseph Ryan, al...
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What about the next, bigger storm?Sep 09, 2007 11:00 pm - To the editor: The storm on Thursday brought about a startling realization: we are unprepared. While 911 rang without answer on our phone, neighbors received "all circui...
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Storm shows how 'global' we can beSep 09, 2007 11:00 pm - To the editor: It's rather sad that it sometimes takes a disaster to bring out a sense of community in people -- to get people relating to one another. In our recent ext...