Carpentersville Opinion
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One helpful Manny, driving a FordApr 11, 2016 1:00 am - There are many kind, helpful people around and my husband and I would thank an exceptional person named Manny, driving a Ford automobile who was at the parking lot of th...
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Haeger Potteries will be sorely missedApr 10, 2016 12:01 am - I was saddened to learn that Haeger Potteries in East Dundee will be closing its doors in May after 145 years. My late father, Irving R. Symonds, Jr., began using Haeger...
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Talk to kids about perils of drinkingApr 06, 2016 12:01 am - As a part of Alcohol Awareness Month this April, I would like to encourage parents to talk to their teens about the dangers of underage drinking and the impact it can ha...
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Our middle class has lost its voiceApr 04, 2016 12:01 am - We hear that Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders have given voice to you who do not have anyone speaking for you in the halls of state and national government. You who have...
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Trump, GOP's unwitting creationApr 02, 2016 12:01 am - Memo to GOP Establishment: We can work this out. Yes, Trump is crude - crude, like a wooden stake, and very particular in its purpose. We, your long-suffering conservat...
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Can GOP politicans keep their promises?Apr 02, 2016 12:01 am - The approval rating of Congress could hardly go much lower. But to be fair the Republican controlled Congress gets a bum rap. Republicans have for the past two years bla...
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Our nation needs to 'make things'Mar 28, 2016 1:00 am - Cokie and Steve Roberts misnamed their column when naming it "The Facts About Trade." It should have read "Our Misguided Opinions About Trade." They are flat out wrong w...
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GOP hasn't seen writing on the wallMar 22, 2016 1:00 am - It isn't Trump who's destroying the Republican Party, it's the Republican Party leadership. Trump and the other "outsiders" are merely the beneficiaries of the anger and...
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Perfection needed for top cop jobMar 22, 2016 12:01 am - If Chicago's Mayor Rahm Emanuel is truly serious about restoring trust and dignity in the CPD, he should without hesitation appoint Anne Kirkpatrick to the job. Forget ...
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Care staff victims of longtime state neglectMar 21, 2016 1:00 am - For the past eight years, Illinois has not increased Medicaid rates for developmental disability services, even though inflation grew 14 percent. Years of insufficient f...