Algonquin Opinion
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Repeal health care lawApr 13, 2010 11:00 pm - As a result of the passage of "Obamacare," we the people face a future of being compelled to purchase health insurance deemed appropriate by the federal government. With...
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Time for fire district to pony upApr 13, 2010 11:00 pm - This letter is a response and clarification to your March 25 article on the St. Charles Countryside Fire Protection District. For several years, the City of St. Charles...
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Time to fight for less governmentApr 12, 2010 11:00 pm - The U.S. is $13 trillion in debt. Illinois is $13 billion in debt. The governments are out of money but expanding like mad. The government gives sweetheart pensions to g...
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Dubious of Obama's intent on abortionsApr 12, 2010 11:00 pm - I would like to express my appreciation to you for publishing the insightful and educational column Ms. Parker wrote Wednesday, March 31, regarding abortion funding. Thi...
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Medical marijuana would help manyApr 12, 2010 11:00 pm - I grew up on the northwest side of Chicago and love living in northern Illinois, as I am close to my wife's family and mine. I was a Chicago area union painter, until on...
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Don't let problems destroy your faithApr 10, 2010 11:00 pm - There's no denying that past abuses of children by a minority of Catholic priests is horrific and indefensible. Is the remedy then to destroy the Catholic Church and to ...
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Public safety, civil liberties and the lawApr 10, 2010 11:00 pm - With overwhelming odds that sex offenders will strike again, it's hard to understand why someone like Gary Welsh should ever be free. At the same time, once someone has ...
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Don't bury important newsApr 10, 2010 11:00 pm - Joseph Ryan's April 3 article concerning Alexi Giannoulias was a well written recap of Giannoulias family bank lending practices. What is unfortunate about this article ...
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Protest without the harassmentApr 10, 2010 11:00 pm - As I was sitting in my car watching the protesters at Aurora's Planned Parenthood clinic recently I was thinking to myself how hard it must be for a young woman to decid...
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Doesn't buy state's financial maneuversApr 09, 2010 11:00 pm - We have sunk to a new low in the state of Illinois. Residents are now being held hostage as they ask us to buckle under to another increase in taxes. Our state governmen...