East Dundee Opinion
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Various disorders too much to takeDec 13, 2007 10:00 pm - Clerks in stores have been saying, "Have a happy holiday" to me and I'm highly offended. "Holiday" is a derivative of the words "Holy Day" and thoughts of anything holy ...
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Report Card results: Good, but familiar problems persistDec 12, 2007 10:00 pm - We continue to score a respectable B overall, but the areas in which we fare least well remain the same. It is a source of both encouragement and concern for us that th...
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Loss of a great man and a great CatholicDec 12, 2007 10:00 pm - It has been said that the greatness of a nation is reflected in how it cares for the poorest, most unfortunate of its citizenry. Several years ago, I was privileged to a...
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Not enforcing law is what's un-AmericanDec 11, 2007 10:00 pm - When someone writes in and states it would be un-American to fix the immigration issue in this country, I realize this is a confused individual. The United States takes...
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Bad idea to insult parents' intelligence; talk reality, not policyDec 08, 2007 10:00 pm - There's one truth about parents. They tend to focus on their own kids to the exclusion of almost anything else. That's why I've always thought it unwise for schools to s...
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Soapbox: Ready, set, goDec 07, 2007 10:00 pm - Holiday shoppers around Algonquin, Lake in the Hills and Huntley will no doubt think Santa arrived several weeks early when officials open a long-awaited four-lane stret...
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Soapbox: On unsafe groundDec 07, 2007 10:00 pm - O'Hare may have a leg up in the safety game thanks to a new ground radar system, one of only 10 in the nation, but a scathing U.S. General Accounting Office report to Co...
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We should be deporting criminalsDec 06, 2007 10:00 pm - It is easy to understand why Lake County Sheriff Mark Curran wants the federal OK to allow his officers the authority to process illegal immigrants for deportation. Man...
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Why develop such beautiful place?Dec 05, 2007 10:00 pm - Why would anyone stymie the efforts of the Kane County Forest Preserve District to preserve the Brunner farm property? This land is without doubt the most beautiful open...
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Pathetic Judy Sigwalt tirade all too familiarDec 04, 2007 10:00 pm - This is in response to a couple of stories in the Daily Herald concerning Carpentersville. The first is about the so- called vandals in Carpenter Park damaging the newly...