Crystal Lake Opinion
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Soapbox: Whose sandbox is it anyway?Sep 21, 2007 11:00 pm - OK, we get it: Carpentersville's trustees and village president do not get along. But, please. Can't you all leave the sandbox, shovels and rattles at home? We're all si...
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Include casinos in the smoking banSep 20, 2007 11:00 pm - Well, here we go. The smoking ban in Illinois has not even started, and the casinos are already crying about revenue loss if smoking is not allowed while gambling. Accor...
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Debating language rules is copy editor's professional hazardSep 19, 2007 11:00 pm - When it comes to the English language, you must never take anything for granted. It ought to be a simple enough proposition. If the singular referring to the famous sled...
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With cemetery just a graveyard, O'Hare expansion soarsSep 16, 2007 11:00 pm - Maybe by osmosis, Monsieur Richard Daley learned some new executive tricks during his most recent European trip. It was paid for by a management consulting firm … althou...
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Soapbox: District 300 puts FOIA onlineSep 14, 2007 11:00 pm - Community Unit District 300 recently began offering Freedom of Information Act forms and documents on the district's Web site, www.d300.org. If you click on the "Freedom...
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Focus on every precious momentSep 13, 2007 11:00 pm - Have you ever been in a conversation with someone and wake up to realize that they're asking you a question and you haven't heard a thing they've said? How about driving...
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Times, techniques change, but mission stays the sameSep 12, 2007 11:00 pm - We are, it appears, cursed to live in interesting times. There was a time when the "make money" portion of the Daily Herald's well-known three-pronged mission statement ...
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Lamal serves Meyer, not 19,000 residentsSep 11, 2007 11:00 pm - Cary residents' interests would best be served by denying Meyer Material's rezoning request to extend their gravel pits, and not an advantage as Village President Steve ...
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Sarto should recall who elected himSep 10, 2007 11:00 pm - This letter is in regard to Carpentersville Village President Bill Sarto's Aug. 30 comments in Fence Post. Sarto doesn't think the proposed ordinance to impound vehicles...
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Mt. Prospect storm response first rateSep 09, 2007 11:00 pm - To the editor: On Aug. 23, our area was ravaged by a severe storm with damaging winds. The rainfall was extreme and tornado-like winds toppled trees, taking wires with t...