Algonquin Opinion
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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...
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Teachers unions a JuggernautAug 19, 2010 11:00 pm - Our government caved in to the largest union organization in the country, the teachers union, a system with bloated administration jobs, suspect productivity, wasteful s...
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Kudos to Franks for tax holidayAug 19, 2010 11:00 pm - Kudos to State Rep. Jack Franks for successfully creating the sales tax holiday from Aug. 6-15 this year. Rep. Franks introduced the idea to Illinois after a family vaca...
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Border towns doing something rightAug 18, 2010 11:00 pm - We in America can contribute the most to suppressing the cocaine drug problem by recognizing that we are the biggest consumer of cocaine, at least in the western world. ...