Carpentersville Opinion
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Look at the numbers on teacher pensionsJun 19, 2015 12:00 am - This topic has been flogged like a dead horse but I needed to speak my mind. Pension envy and the real facts. I have to thank and take issue with the comments on June 1...
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Editorial: Drug court - A tool that's workingJun 16, 2015 11:00 pm - If there is one thing that our intensive reporting on the scourge of heroin in the suburbs has taught us over the past two decades, it's that heroin can ruin the lives o...
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Thanks for poppy sale supportJun 16, 2015 12:00 am - The American Legion Dundee-Carpentersville Post 679 expresses its gratitude to the community for supporting the poppy sales again in 2015. Jim Beal Vice Commander Americ...
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More responsive to hunting lobby?Jun 16, 2015 12:00 am - I am very disappointed in Senator Karen McConnaughay's vote in favor of bobcat hunting in Illinois, which the Illinois Senate approved. Bobcats are extremely rare in our...
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Editorial: More innovation from community colleges, NIUJun 14, 2015 11:00 pm - Community colleges may still have a way to go before establishing their own four-year degree programs, but five suburban community colleges took a step last week that es...
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Climate alarmists need new focusJun 10, 2015 1:00 am - Mark Reynolds of Citizen's Climate Lobby probably cannot be convinced that "climate change" has not been settled. But 10,000 years ago, there were glaciers over 2,000 fe...
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Editorial: The Cook County sheriff's deputies' Super Bowl abuse of sick timeJun 09, 2015 11:00 pm - Few of us begrudge the extra costs - even the sometimes substantial extra costs - that accompany a professional sports championship. The planning. The ticker tape parade...
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Illinois deserves better than WalkerJun 02, 2015 12:01 am - By comparing two states under the leadership of two different governors, we can see a clear difference. Having a $3.66 billion budget deficit and an unemployment rate of...
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Don't overlook the good many bikers doJun 01, 2015 1:00 am - With all the media attention biker gangs in Waco, Texas, are getting, we need to remember that the great majority of bikers are top notch citizens who work hard to benef...
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Ready for a game played with the feetMay 31, 2015 11:00 pm - I'm really ready for some FOOTball. How about a game where the foot really does matter rather than damaged heads? So, there's the Bears' Ray McDonald story. Who knows wh...