Carpentersville Opinion
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Wouldn't Betty Loren-Maltese Memorial Tollway be more apt?Sep 09, 2007 11:00 pm - You wouldn't name the Brookfield Zoo after Michael Vick, the official canine exterminator of the NFL. O'Hare International Airport isn't going to be renamed for the mayo...
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Low birth rate a nation's undoingSep 08, 2007 11:00 pm - I look forward to reading more about the current trend toward childless families in the United States. Your recent article uncovered only the tip of the iceberg and I as...
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Will council video add understanding or more clutter?Sep 08, 2007 11:00 pm - While many a public body would prefer to conduct public business without that bothersome public in attendance, some do understand how representative government is suppos...
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Real drug enemy is user, not producerSep 07, 2007 11:00 pm - The headline of your Aug. 12 editorial, "Unglamorous coke fight still a worthy one," was incomplete. It should have continued, "but not using the weapons we are currentl...
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Soapbox: You want it, you pay for itSep 07, 2007 11:00 pm - St. Charles school district teachers, and we assume a fair number of parents, are looking for each school to get air conditioning. Seems like a great idea during a hot w...
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Low birthrate a nation's undoingSep 07, 2007 11:00 pm - I look forward to reading more about the current trend toward childless families in the United States. Your recent article uncovered only the tip of the iceberg, and I a...
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Soapbox: Highway hazardsSep 07, 2007 11:00 pm - With Kane County and the state of Illinois working on separate areas of Route 31 in South Elgin and Elgin at the same time, drivers would be well advised to stay as far ...
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Board tape shows three-ring circusSep 06, 2007 11:00 pm - I watched the Carpentersville Village Board meeting that was televised Aug. 24. This was like watching a three-ring circus! There are some very important issues to be di...
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Having children is just another choiceSep 06, 2007 11:00 pm - I have to hold my tongue a lot because there is so much in your paper I wish to comment on, but this is one of those times I cannot be silent. The Aug. 29 headline, "Cho...
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Column insulted victims, unique citySep 06, 2007 11:00 pm - I am quite disappointed in the newspaper's decision to publish Mona Charen's column, "Thinking with our emotions." It might as well have been titled, "They deserved it."...