Algonquin Opinion
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Save funding for Voices of VisionApr 07, 2010 11:00 pm - I am writing today to express my concern for the future of the Voices of Vision Talking Book Center service. Voices of Vision is one of four subregional libraries in Ill...
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Angry about Spanish adApr 06, 2010 11:00 pm - I am an American citizen, born and raised in the United States of America. If you think I am going to continue subscribing to this newspaper after I opened it up this mo...
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Durbin's stance on abortion wrongApr 06, 2010 11:00 pm - The Catholic bishops and cardinals of the United States have unanimously and unequivocally opposed the recently passed Obamacare legislation, stating hat after consultin...
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Keep Fox Valley Golf Club as isApr 06, 2010 11:00 pm - The city of Aurora has announced it intends to sell the Fox Valley Golf Club on Route 25 in North Aurora. I urge the Fox Valley Park District or the Village of North Aur...
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Texting in class bad for learningApr 05, 2010 11:00 pm - Just before I retired from teaching, a parent learned that his son had been texting in all his classes. Understandably upset, the parent created a spreadsheet showing wh...
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Big Sammy gets pat on the backApr 05, 2010 11:00 pm - I commend Sammy of Big Sammy's restaurant. On Saturday, March 20, he really paid it forward! When I walked into Big Sammy's on Bushwood Drive in Elgin at about 5 p.m. to...
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Give adoptees access to birth certificatesApr 04, 2010 11:00 pm - Adult adoptees in Illinois face discrimination because of lack of access to their original birth certificates. Now a new bill, HB 5428, further threatens their civil rig...
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In business, Pope would have lost jobApr 03, 2010 11:00 pm - It's enlightening to read the Daily Herald's coverage of the European perspective of the sexual abuse crisis within the Catholic Church. Despite the pain and suffering t...
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Bravery shown in health care voteApr 03, 2010 11:00 pm - I want to thank our president and Congress and, in particular, Congressman Bill Foster for having the courage and wisdom to vote for the health care reform bill. The sta...
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Health care must be available to allApr 02, 2010 11:00 pm - As a recent Medicare recipient, I want to thank Rep. Bill Foster for supporting the health care legislation. I volunteer regularly in Elgin because I feel that for the b...