Algonquin Opinion
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Dream Act makes senseDec 02, 2010 10:00 pm - The Dream Act is up for consideration in the lame duck Congress. This is a very controversial proposal with the vagarious support of Sen. Dick Durbin. With today's econo...
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Clarification on brain deathDec 02, 2010 10:00 pm - Your article on the “brain-dead” Oquawka, Ill., man who woke up and began talking after surgery for an aortic aneurysm gave the impression that the physicians had declar...
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Franks seeks transparencyDec 02, 2010 10:00 pm - State Representative Jack Franks is continuing to demonstrate why he was the right man to send to Springfield and his efforts to improve our government are still right o...
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Robbing Peter to pay PaulDec 02, 2010 10:00 pm - What are our Illinois elected officials smoking now? While us taxpayers are shifting our attention from Springfield to area malls this holiday season, our elected repres...
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Thanks for help in PADS driveDec 01, 2010 10:00 pm - On behalf of the Realtors of Baird & Warner, North Randall office in Carpentersville, we thank the generous people of the Elgin area for their overwhelming participation...
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Patted down or blown up?Dec 01, 2010 10:00 pm - Modesty is a virtue, but false modesty can be a danger. It keeps people from getting the medical exams that could save their lives, and now it is playing into the hands ...
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The kettle is on the boilDec 01, 2010 10:00 pm - A day of great rejoicing has arrived and passed, and yet, we of the great American Republic are still taking strides to defeat the progressive liberals who are in a stat...
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Tax cuts = debt increaseDec 01, 2010 10:00 pm - There is no evidence that tax cuts do anything but increase the debt, a favorite pastime of the recent Republican Party. So, it will be interesting to see if the Republi...
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Teachers get a better dealNov 30, 2010 10:00 pm - In response to Dave Urbanek of the Teachers Retirement System of Illinois, I, and I am sure that most all workers in the state of Illinois, would gladly contribute an ex...
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How will Obama respond to Kim?Nov 30, 2010 10:00 pm - The Daily Herald headline story Nov. 24, “Tough Korea Choice,” from The Washington Post discusses the quandary over how to respond to the most recent provocation by the ...