Opinion Stories from December 11, 2012 (Change date)
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More bike paths for Elgin’s safety, healthDec 11, 2012 4:00 am - Elgin is not as bike-friendly as a cyclist would like for it to be. More bike lanes need to be added for safely commuting throughout the city, to help attract more visit...
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Neither side is right in ‘cliff’ debateDec 11, 2012 4:00 am - I find it appalling that Washington is playing this game of cat and mouse with the looming “fiscal cliff.” They ran our country into the ground and it is their job to pu...
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Obama’s tax ideas harmful to us allDec 11, 2012 4:00 am - Just a few weeks ago, President Obama said he would listen to any Republican tax proposal to avoid the fiscal cliff and was willing to compromise. Republicans in the int...
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The double-down presidentDec 11, 2012 4:00 am - Americans are justified in feeling numbed by the car alarm of Washington politics. Every now and then we get a reprieve from the noise. Something breaks through: a sex ...
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Feds subsidize risk on farms as well as beachesDec 11, 2012 4:00 am - As global warming causes more serious and frequent shoreline flooding, indignation rises over federal programs helping owners of beach properties rebuild in places the o...
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Editorial: Plan wisely for tablet use in schoolsDec 11, 2012 4:00 am - School-issued tablets, notebooks and other digital devices are filling the backpacks of thousands of suburban students, and it’s a trend not likely to slow. “There’s no ...
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Alas, Congress can’t partake of our ‘gift’Dec 11, 2012 4:00 am - Regarding Ms. Froma Harrop’s column on the Nov. 25 Opinion page, “New health care law is a ‘gift’ to ourselves,” I have a question. If this is truly the “gift” she feels...
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Save Medicare for future generationsDec 11, 2012 4:00 am - People often say, I paid into Medicare all my working life, and I have earned the benefit of health care in my old age. Well, yes, we have all paid in. However, I just s...
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Time to rethink parking at ECCDec 11, 2012 4:00 am - The parking lot at Elgin Community College needs to be improved. Students speed through it recklessly, traffic gets backed up because there are only a few exits, and stu...
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Following a tradition of Illinois politicsDec 11, 2012 3:05 am - Following a tradition of Illinois politics Imagine that we haven’t paid some of our bills for a long time, perhaps our mortgage or rent, our taxes and insurance pol...
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