Carpentersville Opinion
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Editorial: New tools are available on government spending; use themMay 31, 2015 11:00 pm - Analyzing Kane County government spending became easier Monday with the launch of a new web portal that officials say provides "unprecedented access to Kane County's fin...
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Another invasion of Iraq? Really?May 28, 2015 12:01 am - Another invasion of Iraq? Really? Republicans want to invade Iraq again. I wonder why? Is it because we found the WMDs? Iraqi oil will pay for our involvement this ...
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Editorial: Local schools, colleges should be controlled locally, not in SpringfieldMay 27, 2015 11:00 pm - Legislators' efforts to meddle in the affairs of local community college districts stalled Friday and for all the right reasons. Liz Brown, of the Illinois Council of Co...
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Average Joes will pay for pensionsMay 21, 2015 12:01 am - Average Joes will pay for pensions Is anyone surprised by the decision of the Supreme Court of Illinois? Among the people who benefit from the decision are the just...
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Illinois' prevailing wage problemMay 21, 2015 12:01 am - Illinois' prevailing wage problem The May 8 Guest View column by the new acting secretary of the Illinois Department of Transportation says that our roads, bridges ...
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Why no mention of black film?May 11, 2015 1:00 am - I attended a glorious event in Elgin on April 26. It was the premiere of the film: "2-3-1: Two Boxcars, Three Streets, One City" held in Blizzard Auditorium of ECC. The ...
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Rauner's war on Illinois workersMay 08, 2015 12:01 am - Rauner's war on Illinois workers Governor Rauner's budget gave more than $100 million in tax breaks to some of Illinois' biggest corporations while making cuts to d...
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Won't stand for Longmeadow fiascoMay 05, 2015 12:01 am - Won't stand for Longmeadow fiasco As a member of Taxpayers Against Longmeadow Tollway, I would like to state the obvious - residents are overloaded with taxes on ev...
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Letter to the Editor: A historic story about Portillo'sMay 02, 2015 6:45 am - A historic story about Portillo's Was fun to read the story in the April 25 Daily Herald about Helen Diekman, age 99, and her secret to her longevity, namely "Porti...
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Improving health of California's smelt?Apr 30, 2015 1:00 am - I would like to address Marti Gorun's letter of April 25 in regard to climate deniers. First, 97 percent were from a survey in which only about 60 percent of the scienti...