Cary Opinion
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Not placing blame where it should lieMar 18, 2008 11:00 pm - I feel compelled to remark about your March 17 article about school testing. It is so indicative of today's society to excuse the factors truly responsible and blame the...
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Join budget confab at MCC tomorrowMar 17, 2008 11:00 pm - The General Assembly has just completed the first full month of its spring session and it is evident that Illinois faces serious financial challenges in the year ahead....
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Hawthorn Woods must curtail credit-card useMar 15, 2008 11:00 pm - Spending limits are overdue as the village faces hard times. In these uneasy economic times, you might find yourself wondering what would happen if your income sharply d...
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Quit stalling on Cook County reformsMar 15, 2008 11:00 pm - It hardly comes as a surprise to see downstate Republicans waving foam fingers in the air and razzing Cook County for having reached the highest sales tax in the nation,...
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New era brings new balance to two sides of paper's missionMar 12, 2008 11:00 pm - In the inner world of a daily newspaper, the "tell the truth" side of the mission and the "make money" side persist in something of a state of uneasy symbiosis. Each sid...
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Gravel decision will live on a long timeMar 10, 2008 11:00 pm - Residents of Cary feel betrayed and ashamed by the actions of their village board members. In voting to allow a Zurich-based mining company to dig a gravel pit in the ba...
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Headed for life as Third World countryFeb 26, 2008 10:00 pm - Well, it would appear that whoever gets elected to the presidency, there will be amnesty. All three candidates propose to get a "comprehensive plan" in place once electe...
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In midst of covering tragedy, journalists do care about sourcesFeb 20, 2008 10:00 pm - Reporters and photographers play a role that goes beyond merely satisfying the public's curiosity about a shocking event. At times like these, news reporters aren't exac...
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Hainesville sped through processFeb 16, 2008 10:00 pm - Elected officials must consider many important issues when deciding to start and maintain a police department. While finances are a key component, what you're getting fo...
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Clemens case shows how 'whodunit' can supercharge a storyFeb 13, 2008 10:00 pm - As a high school journalism teacher many years ago, I tried to prepare students who cared little about current events and would never want to work for a newspaper to at ...