Algonquin Opinion
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Protect your kids' hearingMar 03, 2010 10:00 pm - Audiologists everywhere were thrilled to see Saints Quarterback Drew Brees protecting his child's hearing during the Super Bowl. Parents often believe when their child p...
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Politicians' pensions out of controlMar 03, 2010 10:00 pm - When will the people wake up? I hope I'm not going to be too old to participate in the revolution when it happens. To think that the people sit there like lumps on a log...
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Health plan has many paying for the fewMar 02, 2010 10:00 pm - What began as health care insurance "reform" has now become "health care reform." That could be fine, as long as it doesn't mean a government takeover of the health care...
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Competition bad for your healthMar 02, 2010 10:00 pm - I am having difficulty accepting the idea that "competition" is the solution to our health care problems. Healthcare policies are a fog of numbers, impenetrable and subj...
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Blame the owner not the pit bullMar 01, 2010 10:00 pm - Elgin city council: Pit bull dogs don't make themselves bad; people make them bad. Your actions, in an attempt to make it look like you are doing something, has only pun...
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Dist. 158 at fault for special ed problemMar 01, 2010 10:00 pm - Taxpayers in School District 158 should be disgusted with the administration and the school board regarding the recent resignation of the special education director. It ...
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Too many examples of government intrusionFeb 28, 2010 10:00 pm - Regarding the Walter Stackman window issue with Geneva, I was encouraged by his will to fight city hall and actually win, even though it was a technicality. I think he i...
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Support comprehensive tax reform in IllinoisFeb 27, 2010 10:00 pm - The General Assembly is making vital decisions on the state budget and the future of Illinois. Illinois' projected deficit is $12.8 billion, half of the state's budget. ...
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Cheney's legacy is beyond repairFeb 27, 2010 10:00 pm - Dick Cheney is now attempting to rewrite history and burnish his own image at the expense of the Barack Obama administration's effort at correcting the previous mistakes...
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'Checkpoint' gives one side of storyFeb 27, 2010 10:00 pm - "Checkpoint of Misery" in the Feb. 21 Daily Herald only reports on one side of the "conflict," the Palestinian point of view. To be fair, the Israeli side should also be...