East Dundee Opinion
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Saturday Soapbox: U-46 doubling the defenseApr 18, 2008 11:00 pm - Some Elgin Area School District U-46 teachers will do double duty later today when they participate in a martial arts self-defense course at Eastview Middle School in Ba...
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Fix timing of traffic lights to conserveApr 18, 2008 11:00 pm - It seems as if every time gasoline prices hit another new level, I write another letter to the Daily Herald about the timing of traffic lights in the area. Various state...
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Frontier violated basic escrow rulesApr 15, 2008 11:00 pm - When Frontier Airlines declared bankruptcy, it mentioned higher fuel costs, less traffic and that its credit card processor was withholding more money for advanced ticke...
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Greenberg is right for the 8th DistrictApr 15, 2008 11:00 pm - I'm writing today to commend Steve Greenberg, the Republican candidate for Congress in the 8th District. He recently conducted a tele-town hall that I participated in. T...
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What goes around, comes around againApr 14, 2008 11:00 pm - I attended the April 1 Carpentersville Village Board meeting at which President Bill Sarto and Trustee Linda Ramirez-Sliwinski tried to oust Paul Humpfer from his electe...
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Good sense and free speech lost amid all the contrived rancorApr 12, 2008 11:00 pm - Even after nearly a quarter-century in the news business, there remain moments when I want to stand on my desk screaming, "Have you people lost your ever-lovin' minds?" ...
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Untimely pay raises for mayor, trusteesApr 12, 2008 11:00 pm - Raising the pay of local elected officials can be a tricky subject. In the first place, most elected officials don't get into community leadership for the money, and tha...
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Don't create forest out of a single treeApr 11, 2008 11:00 pm - Regarding the incident involving Carpentersville Trustee Linda Ramirez-Sliwinski. I believe this isan overreaction as well as an opportunity to cause alarm in the midst...
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Good men must not do nothingApr 09, 2008 11:00 pm - I cannot describe the disappointment I feel regarding the lack of leadership and integrity of the Carpentersville Village Board. Trustee Linda Ramirez-Sliwinski recently...
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Use altercation as a bridge to dialogueApr 09, 2008 11:00 pm - It's difficult, in many ways, to know what to make of the verbal altercation Carpentersville Trustee Linda Ramirez-Sliwinski had over the weekend with her neighbors. One...