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		<title>Rhetorical question</title>
		<link>http://cvillecan.wordpress.com/2009/10/08/rhetorical-question/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 00:34:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chrysippus</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[How much longer do we have to stand for a Village Board that cannot seem to keep the Village from getting sued and other legal problems?!
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		<title>Don&#8217;t hold your breath on Ride In Kane</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2009 13:10:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Readers may recall the decision of the Carpentersville Village Board earlier this year to pull funding for the Ride-In-Kane program, that provides transportation to disabled and senior residents.
This past weekend, an editorial published in the Courier-News asked Carpentersville to reconsider.  The letter makes an important point about the decision of the Carpentersville Village Board [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=cvillecan.wordpress.com&blog=1398733&post=994&subd=cvillecan&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Music festival coming to Carpentersville</title>
		<link>http://cvillecan.wordpress.com/2009/07/22/music-festival-coming-to-carpentersville/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2009 03:10:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chrysippus</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Village Trustees expressed unanimous support for an Aug 29-30 music festival to be held in Carpenter Park, complete with family friendly activities &#8230; including a Beer Garden.
One hitch.  The current Village Code does not allow alcohol to be sold or consumed in the park (on any village property, in fact) unless sponsored by the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=cvillecan.wordpress.com&blog=1398733&post=991&subd=cvillecan&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A Message from Senator Noland on Tax Relief</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 19:51:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chrysippus</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last month I sent you a message asking whether I had your permission to raise the income tax either with or without property tax relief.
Having sent out over 5000 e-mails I&#8217;m happy to report nearly 500 of you responded.  Thanks to all who had the courage to step up and be counted on such an [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=cvillecan.wordpress.com&blog=1398733&post=984&subd=cvillecan&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Board rolls over on bus drivers</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 19:30:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[For about four months, bus drivers in Carpentersville have patiently waited an answer from the Village Board as to whether they could park their buses at their homes between routes.
On Tuesday night, the Village Board said &#8220;no&#8221;, instead opting only for a change in the ordinance that would increase the allowable GVWR (gross vehicle weight [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=cvillecan.wordpress.com&blog=1398733&post=987&subd=cvillecan&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Listen to and respect the community</title>
		<link>http://cvillecan.wordpress.com/2009/05/15/listen-to-and-respect-the-community/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2009 16:31:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As regular readers know, and new visitors can see, I&#8217;ve been very critical of the way members of the Board have conducted themselves over the past several years.  But I&#8217;d like to draw a distinction between criticism of behavior or action and the presentation of feedback, input or commentary on issues.
I feel that the Board [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=cvillecan.wordpress.com&blog=1398733&post=980&subd=cvillecan&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Welcome your new Village Board</title>
		<link>http://cvillecan.wordpress.com/2009/05/08/welcome-your-new-village-board/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2009 11:37:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chrysippus</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A few comments throughout the last nearly 2 years have assumed that the objections I&#8217;ve raised to various elected officials&#8217; behavior is &#8220;just politics&#8221; and a result of personal feelings against these people.  That is simply not the case.  I, like most of you, are concerned about the image and reputation that Carpentersville has.  And, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=cvillecan.wordpress.com&blog=1398733&post=929&subd=cvillecan&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Of Buses and Politics</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2009 12:00:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[To weigh in on this matter of the ordinance prohibiting vehicles in excess of 8,000lbs from being owned and parked at residences in the Village (which have been debated in the comments of the &#8220;Ritter/challenge&#8221; entry), I have to say that I find that there are matters that the existing ordinance addresses that are important [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=cvillecan.wordpress.com&blog=1398733&post=971&subd=cvillecan&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>It has begun, Ritter&#8217;s first challenge</title>
		<link>http://cvillecan.wordpress.com/2009/04/20/it-has-begun-ritters-first-challenge/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2009 13:18:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chrysippus</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Daily Herald sat down to talk to Ed Ritter about his plans and intentions as the newly elected Village President of Carpentersville.
In answer to a question about how his leadership style will be different, Ritter responded, in part:
[T]o be much more inclusive of the trustees.  There were a lot of issues and decisions that [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=cvillecan.wordpress.com&blog=1398733&post=952&subd=cvillecan&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Sigwalt&#8217;s exclusionary email</title>
		<link>http://cvillecan.wordpress.com/2009/04/20/sigwalts-exclusionary-email/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2009 13:17:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[From: JUDY SIGWALT [mailto:newportt2000@yahoo.com]
Sent: Thursday, April 16, 2009 8:34 PM
To: Cindy McCammack ; Craig Anderson ; E Ritter ; K Teeter ; PatS ; paul humpfer; [Paul Lanspa]
Subject: school bus drivers
Hi All, I just got a call from Paul Lanspa about the PCZ meeting.  I&#8217;m relaying what he said at his request.  Paul [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=cvillecan.wordpress.com&blog=1398733&post=954&subd=cvillecan&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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