Cary Opinion
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Thread of light runs through dark stories on foreclosure crisisNov 28, 2007 10:00 pm - No one takes pleasure in seeing unforeseen circumstances dishevel the lives of families. Yet, these stories can generate something more than sympathy. A fairly simple ma...
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Please consider making 'gift of life'Nov 27, 2007 10:00 pm - I am a regular donor of platelets at the Lifesource donation site beside the Wal-Mart in Lake Zurich. Things are so bad that I was called just three days after donating...
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From bathroom attendant to JFK-era whistleblowerNov 25, 2007 10:00 pm - The holidays are always a difficult stretch for Abraham Bolden. Not only did his wife die at this time of year, but so did his president and so did a little of bit of hi...
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George, church leaders failed flockNov 24, 2007 10:00 pm - In Sunday's Chicago Tribune Perspective section, Eugene Kennedy could not have stated better the position of mature Catholics. As Kennedy said, church leaders chose not ...
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Be sure donations go where expectedNov 20, 2007 10:00 pm - You're at home in the evening, the phone rings and the person at the other end of the line wants you to donate to a particular organization. Such callers often claim to ...
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Teachers hold kids, future in their handsNov 17, 2007 10:00 pm - There is one simple fact many people seem to be forgetting when discussing teacher salaries: it is the second most important job in the world. Where would we get life-sa...
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Soapbox: Endless speculationNov 16, 2007 10:00 pm - The 700-acre riverfront property northwest of Carpentersville known as the Brunner property has had so many suitors, one might imagine it is the best real estate deal si...
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'Report cards' tell only part of the storyNov 11, 2007 10:00 pm - Recently, I have been reading your articles entitled "School Report Cards." As a teacher with more than 42 years of experience and as an adjunct professor in the educati...
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On Veterans Day, George Ryan again is taking ordersNov 11, 2007 10:00 pm - It's been more than 50 years since George Ryan was available for latrine duty. When he was discharged from the Army in 1956, Mr. Ryan probably figured that his days of f...
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Adoption stories tell only part of the taleNov 08, 2007 10:00 pm - I was disturbed to read a recent article, "Suburban families fear moratorium on foreign adoptions." What disturbs me is not that these families have been unable to adopt...