Opinion Stories from February 11, 2017 (Change date)
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Elgin candidate forum video availableFeb 11, 2017 11:01 pm - I would like to let the voters of Elgin know that a video was made of the Jan. 6 Elgin OCTAVE Elgin City Council candidate forum. That video is now available for viewing...
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Hijab Day a chance to live in another worldFeb 11, 2017 11:01 pm - What does hijab mean to me? It means allegiance to God and my community, a shield against immorality and a mark of modesty. It's a grave misconception that the veil tak...
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Editorial: Why we can't cynically undermine our courtsFeb 11, 2017 1:00 pm - It strikes us as somewhat appropriate that we would write on the topic of uncivil debate on this, the birthday of Abraham Lincoln. Lincoln, viewed almost universally as ...
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The value of asking people to tell their own storiesFeb 11, 2017 1:00 pm - I was apprehensive when Tim Ballenger's Facebook post was passed along to me. His opening lines filled me with a sense of foreboding that this was not going to turn out ...
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The Soapbox: Ideas for a Wauconda icon, passing a test in Palatine, cops as teachers in Mundelein and more.Feb 11, 2017 12:00 am - The Daily Herald Editorial Board A slide and a Bluesmobile We're excited about the return of Wauconda's iconic Phil's Beach and have to hand it to the park district...
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Find a better wayFeb 11, 2017 12:00 am - For the love of God and country, tell the new president and his enforcers: "There is a better way." Immigrants invigorate our nation. Mary Jeanne Fitzgerald Arlington H...
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Barnyard immigrationFeb 11, 2017 12:00 am - Our new president has been in office only three weeks, and the trickledown effect of his discrimination, exclusion, and insensitivity has taken hold in our back yards. ...
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Today's Opinion Page editorial cartoonFeb 11, 2017 12:00 am - Today's Opinion Page editorial cartoon ...
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Trump order doesn't go far enoughFeb 11, 2017 12:00 am - I fully support President Trump's executive order that temporarily halts admissions from the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP) and bans travel from nationals of co...
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We're moving toward one-branch ruleFeb 11, 2017 12:00 am - The Constitution of the U.S. established three equal branches of government, the executive, legislative, and judicial. There was a recognition by our Founding Fathers th...
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