Carpentersville Opinion
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Gas price fluctuation more than bafflingMay 06, 2016 12:00 am - Help me understand what is going on with these vacillating gas prices. The other day I was driving south from Elgin on Randall Road and the first thing I notice is Shell...
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Tax increase plan bad for W. DundeeMay 01, 2016 1:00 am - The West Dundee Village Board held public hearings recently on two separate proposed tax increases in a defined downtown area. The first hearing was on the sales tax por...
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Overreach on mileage, gas tax hikesApr 27, 2016 12:01 am - Illinois Democrats propose Automotive Mileage Tax (SB3267) and 30 Cent Per Gallon Tax Hike (SB3279), which would give Illinois the dishonor of the highest gas tax in the...
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What a sorry state we're in on IDsApr 26, 2016 12:01 am - My wife and I recently stayed with our daughter and son-in-law at the Army base at which he is stationed. Each time we drove on the base they were required to show their...
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Editorial: Students benefit from creative exercise programsApr 25, 2016 11:00 pm - A social media post out of Naperville raised a question that many parents of elementary school-age children are thinking. "Is it just me or did we get more recess time g...
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Lamenting lack of pickleball in ElginApr 23, 2016 1:00 am - The article about baby boomer activity was especially interesting to me since I am an avid "senior" pickleball player. I live in Elgin which is larger than any city in t...
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Thanks for nice stories about vetsApr 22, 2016 12:01 am - I had to comment on your recent front page story regarding "To Veteran's Aid." It isn't often you read such a heartwarming story and it was wonderful how they were able ...
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Are you pro-birth, rather than pro-life?Apr 20, 2016 1:00 am - You are pro-birth, not pro-life, if: You don't believe in affordable universal health care for all. Especially for the mother and fetus but then of course a fetus grows ...
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C'mon, who drives 45 mph in work zone?Apr 15, 2016 12:01 am - Reading the April 11 column by Marni Pyke, by wife and I both had a good laugh over the quote by Dan Rozek, tollway spokesman. Ms. Pyke's article regarded the difficulty...
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Christianity at core of Western cultureApr 11, 2016 1:00 am - Bob @earthlink.net> foxletters;Fri 3/25/2016 9:59 PM Dear Editor, The joy of the holy Easter season is tempered by an increase in religious persecution of Christia...