Algonquin Opinion
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New fairy tales in the bookstoreMar 16, 2010 11:00 pm - The forthcoming memoirs by former Vice President Dick Cheney and former President George W. Bush will be history written by the Brothers Grimm. Tom Siebert Elgin ...
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Don't mine until study says it's OKMar 16, 2010 11:00 pm - An open letter to the Kane County Forest Preserve Commission: Is the Brunner Family Forest Preserve in Dundee Township being considered as a possible gravel mining locat...
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Dropping out a matter of choiceMar 16, 2010 11:00 pm - President Obama claims there is a big problem with high school dropouts, saying that "only" 70 percent of students starting high school actually graduate. He also says t...
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Great job with the plowsMar 16, 2010 11:00 pm - I want to thank the street department in Hampshire for doing such a great job on snow removal this year. They did a super job. Jim Setter Hampshire ...
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Time to get serious on school fundingMar 16, 2010 11:00 pm - By this time, no one can be too surprised to hear that another school district is facing painful staffing cuts in order to address a budget disaster. It's a theme that h...
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Gangs here but shouldn't be toleratedMar 15, 2010 11:00 pm - While most of us are looking forward to the coming warmer weather, it also serves as a reminder to local authorities that gang crime could be near. "The nice weather com...
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West has shown poor judgmentMar 15, 2010 11:00 pm - Coroner Chuck West should resign immediately. Failing that, he should be removed from office. Permitting office employees to take the property of the deceased for "stora...
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Say no to amnestyMar 15, 2010 11:00 pm - Well here we go again - liberals and illegal immigrant activists pushing amnesty again. Hard to understand how even the most liberal Americans can't understand the grave...
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Coroner should call it quitsMar 15, 2010 11:00 pm - I was absolutely flabbergasted reading Kane County Coroner Chuck West's feeble attempt to explain his actions in 2007 when his deputies removed a television from a dead ...
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No common sense in gun control ideaMar 13, 2010 10:00 pm - I just finished reading Burt Constable's column, "Supreme Court needs to take the safety off common sense" and I'm still waiting to hear the "common sense" part of his p...