Carpentersville Opinion
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Reform tax code to benefit middle classAug 10, 2014 11:00 pm - Editor's note: Republican Congressman Randy Hultgren voted to sue President Obama over the Affordable Care Act but not to impeach him. There was no impeachment vote....
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Saturday SoapboxAug 09, 2014 1:00 am - Worth remembering: Many people played roles in the Watergate affair that led to Richard Nixon's resignation as president 40 years ago today. But without the tenacit...
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Fair view of church, gay marriageAug 07, 2014 12:01 am - Thank you for finally (in my opinion) expressing a balanced view on church (Catholic Church) and gay marriage: "We, while strongly supporting same-sex marriage, also ap...
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Catholic Church not known for toleranceAug 06, 2014 5:01 am - The Catholic Church has never been tolerant of those who have own take on God. God is all loving, but the Catholic Church is not. Back in the old days, they burned those...
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Editorial: Security must be top priority for county staffAug 05, 2014 1:01 am - All people deserve a safe place to work. An environment where it's safe to do their job, whether that's helping others, crunching numbers or writing newspaper stories. S...
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Does church need a new motto?Aug 05, 2014 12:01 am - I read, with deep sadness, the Daily Herald's July 31 article, "Engagement leads to firing." Colin Collette, the longtime area church music director, was fired because h...
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Just say 'stop' to IsraelAug 03, 2014 12:01 am - Just say 'stop' to Israel Many of us learned this story in church school when we were little. About 2.000 years Before Christ, the Israelites followed Moses out of ...
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Letter writer should not blame DurbinAug 02, 2014 5:01 am - Dick Stack's letter to the editor on July 20 unfairly and inaccurately places the blame for the current border crisis on Sen. Dick Durbin and his role in the Senate's "G...
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Durbin not culprit in immigration crisisAug 01, 2014 12:01 am - Durbin not culprit in immigration crisis I suspect Mr. Stack who recently wrote a letter to the editor blaming Senator Dick Durbin for the current crisis at the bor...
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Elgin's 311 system an initial successJul 31, 2014 12:01 am - Elgin's 311 system an initial success A few days ago, we noticed our streetlight wasn't on. In the past, we would call and report it along with pole type (metal or ...