Algonquin Opinion
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Gifts of life are treasuredAug 21, 2010 11:00 pm - I want to thank everyone who helped make my eighth annual donor party and blood drive a huge success; especially the fine folks from the Lifesource blood bank and Dave N...
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Make your own country strongAug 21, 2010 11:00 pm - Fence Post writer Matthew Sorens says immigrants have religion. Could you help them practice it? Over 200 years ago we had a lot of people, people like Lewis and Clark, ...
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Book, story feed anti-AmericanismAug 21, 2010 11:00 pm - The AP article in your Aug. 15 paper is revisionist history supported by Russia. The second half of the article did mention historian Richard Frank who downplayed the ro...
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Law will make taxes fairerAug 20, 2010 11:00 pm - A new law drafted by State Rep. Jack Franks to help reduce property taxes will take effect Jan. 1, 2011. The law is Franks's answer to the growing problem of artificiall...
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Saturday SoapboxAug 20, 2010 11:00 pm - Great role models for girls: It's quite a weekend for top female pro athletes who showcase their skills in the suburbs. Inez Karlsson tries to become the first fe...
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What's your stance on mosque?Aug 20, 2010 11:00 pm - U.S. citizens of Illinois should be demanding all our state and national leaders to take a position on the mosque issue so we know where they stand. Their position shoul...
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Vote, Democrats, future depends on itAug 20, 2010 11:00 pm - Midterm elections traditionally favor the political party that doesn't hold the White House. The reason is pretty simple: the voters of the party in office think they ha...
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401(k)s better for us than pensionsAug 20, 2010 11:00 pm - In the Aug. 9 Fence Post, Mr. Kosiba of the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund says that the current Illinois pension system is fine the way it is and should be paid for...
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Voting is your responsibilityAug 20, 2010 11:00 pm - As the cartoon character POGO once said, "We have found the enemy and it is us!" I've heard a lot of lame excuses lately, like "My one vote doesn't count," "I don't like...
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Morality trumps civil rightsAug 19, 2010 11:00 pm - The Democratic Party is showing its disdain for the people. Recently Harry Reid questions how Hispanics can be Republicans; they want them to be slaves to Democrats' pol...