Algonquin Opinion
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The SoapboxJul 30, 2011 3:00 am - The $117,000 Walsh owes his kids: Well, we guess you could call U.S. Rep. Joe Walsh of McHenry a role model of sorts. He says government must spend less. And then he rep...
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Speed tables can’t replace crossing guardsJul 29, 2011 3:00 am - It will never cease to amaze me how things can get so messed up when a government agency gets involved in things. The nonthinking Carpentersville trustees who laid off f...
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I’ll pay more if all pay somethingJul 29, 2011 3:00 am - Froma Harrop wrote a piece recently that stated: “Poll after poll, the American people want higher taxes.” She stated this included Republicans by half. She must know — ...
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Compromise not a bad word on debtJul 28, 2011 7:00 pm - As if the complexities of the debt ceiling debate were not confounding enough by themselves, political debate over the issue has become so steeped in vitriol and bluster...
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‘Legal’ fake pot doesn’t mean it’s safeJul 28, 2011 12:00 am - Monday’s front-page picture of a car that plowed into a house in Aurora is stunning enough. The young man’s photo above it makes it tragic. Max Dobner had left his home...
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Saving energy takes patienceJul 28, 2011 12:00 am - One of Al Gore’s recent statements hits the nail on the head: “Climate change is not your fault, but it is our problem.” We have raised the average temperature of the ea...
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Corn for food; hemp for fuelJul 28, 2011 12:00 am - Thomas Jefferson said that hemp was vital to the future of the nation. Lobbying by DuPont and Hearst newspapers resulted in the ban on hemp growth. Hemp for making ethan...
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Haboob stirs up Anti-Arabic sentimentJul 27, 2011 5:00 am - It seems that some residents of Arizona are having some difficulty with the recent sandstorms in that state. Actually not with the storms themselves, but with the name “...
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Give riders better warning for trainsJul 27, 2011 5:00 am - At 12:37 p.m. July 10, Metra failed to notify waiting passengers of the Union Pacific West Line from Elburn to Chicago to board the train. The scroll message board only ...
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Hughes has been a Sugar Grove leaderJul 27, 2011 5:00 am - The Sugar Grove Chamber of Commerce & Industry was saddened to learn of the dismissal of Sugar Grove Library Director Beverly Holmes Hughes on July 14. Beverly, as an el...