Algonquin Opinion
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Time to get American troops out of AfghanistanJul 01, 2010 11:00 pm - Now that Gen. Stanley McChrystal has been dismissed for insubordination the President should, after nine years of sacrificing hundreds of American lives and billions of ...
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Volunteers came to aid of shelter in need after the stormJul 01, 2010 11:00 pm - Thank you so much to everyone that helped Animal House Shelter recently! Things were pretty rough after the storm. Our power went out as soon as the storm started around...
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Young workers being taken advantage ofJul 01, 2010 11:00 pm - Young workers are really being taken advantaged of. By the time they retire, Social Security and Medicare will be cut way back. In the meantime, they must carry the load...
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Whose job was it to protect us from the oil spill?Jun 30, 2010 11:00 pm - All of us expect our government to protect us from everything, from terrorists to unsafe food and medicine. We pay public servants handsomely for this protection. It ha...
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Morality, not racism is the problem in today's issuesJun 30, 2010 11:00 pm - It would be so nice to open up this newspaper in the morning and receive information that makes common sense. Instead I read about a committee of health care professiona...
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Chicago should keep Walmart out, not the answer to economic problemsJun 30, 2010 11:00 pm - I am glad the Chicago Federation of Labor has rejected Walmart's latest offer. We don't need companies like Walmart in the city of Chicago. The life blood sucked out of ...
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Weather service broadcasts were hard to understand, interruptedJun 30, 2010 11:00 pm - Congratulations to the National Weather Service broadcast system in the Chicago area for a truly terrible job on the TV broadcasts during the recent storms in the area. ...
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Illinois/Indiana toll plan terribleJun 29, 2010 11:00 pm - Gov. Quinn's announcement of teaming up with Indiana to build a new toll/tax highway in Illinois is unconscionable. With the approval of our state legislature, they and ...
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2 weeks not enough to prep for raceJun 29, 2010 11:00 pm - I think having the bike race Saturday, July 10, in Geneva will bring people to town who otherwise would not visit. At the same time I agree with some of the concerned bu...
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Kirk has ethics; Giannoulias notJun 29, 2010 11:00 pm - It has all been said, and very appropriately, Mr. Giannoulias' comments regarding Mark Kirk's military record are extremely shameful, especially to those like myself who...