Carpentersville Opinion
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Take responsibility for education messAug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - Donald Abbs contended in his recent letter that effective parenting is an alternative to the U-46 lawsuit that is costing taxpayers millions of dollars. He is just one ...
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Saturday Soapbox: C'mon, mom!Aug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - If you have a child as giving and apparently responsible as Evan Kuehnert, the Batavia 7-year-old who asked friends to skip birthday presents for him in lieu of presents...
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Saturday Soapbox: Should stay onAug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - U.S. Rep. Dennis Hastert has sidestepped questions about whether he will retire early from office. He should stay on until the end, if only to prevent a special election...
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Banning handguns a seriously bad ideaAug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - I am writing in response to Gus Gustafson's Aug. 19 letter. This ridiculous diatribe was loaded with so much half-truth and innuendo that it is difficult to know where ...
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Imagining legislators on election stumpAug 23, 2007 11:00 pm - Imagine a current Illinois lawmaker, campaigning to run again, speaking to a large gathering of his constituency: "I come to you today with a heavy and humble heart in a...
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Arellano did plenty that was wrongAug 23, 2007 11:00 pm - Elvira Arellano was finally arrested, and to show how far we have gotten away from laws in this country, she and her friends claim she has done nothing wrong. She used ...
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When will we stand up, defend nation?Aug 22, 2007 11:00 pm - When are Americans going to stand up for their country? America's manufacturing has moved to foreign countries like China, and we continue to buy their products. Now ev...
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Rescue at car wash made her dayAug 21, 2007 11:00 pm - I had an experience that could have been troublesome and stressful when I took my car to the Swift Car Wash on Randall Road in Carpentersville. When my car wash was com...
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Metra needs money to keep runningAug 19, 2007 11:00 pm - So ridership keeps going up on Metra and more and more suburban commuters are opting for trains rather than cars in this era of high gas prices and increasing road conge...
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Wild assumptions about health careAug 19, 2007 11:00 pm - Where does Richard Rohlfing get his "facts" about health care in America? Maybe from Michael Moore, but wherever he gets them, he should list his sources. First claims t...