Algonquin Opinion
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Answers needed after freezer failureDec 10, 2013 6:56 am - It’s one thing for Kane County Coroner Rob Russell and board Chairman Chris Lauzen to disagree about the size of the coroner’s staff, the number of autopsies and the amo...
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Create an online store for low-incomeDec 10, 2013 3:40 am - Create an online store for low-income The cuts to SNAP benefits will create greater difficulties for low-income families in the Carpentersville area when it comes t...
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Don’t confuse pols with public servantsNov 30, 2013 3:40 am - Don’t confuse pols with public servants In your Nov. 17 editorial, you provided some confusing terms which can cause concern among readers. You seemed to equate “so...
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Good news stories abound throughout the yearNov 28, 2013 4:00 am - It seems as though there is something in human nature that draws us to bad news, to the sensational, the terrifying. As a result, we often most remember those kinds of n...
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The SoapboxNov 23, 2013 4:00 am - Don’t be the next tragedy: After a Nov. 6 house fire killed three women, Arlington Heights is doing more than just urging people to test their smoke detectors. Too old t...
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Redo the math on gripe on ObamacareNov 23, 2013 3:40 am - Nick Edwards from Lombard, you need to go back and retake some grammar school math courses. You said, “After three years, $634 million and selecting a Canadian IT compan...
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Editorial: Cameras in court working despite fearsNov 20, 2013 4:00 am - When evaluating an experiment, it’s good practice to actually participate in what is being tested. First hand knowledge is key. So we are a little puzzled by the complai...
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7-year-old’s birthday plans were upstagedNov 18, 2013 4:00 am - The day President Kennedy was shot was the day before my seventh birthday. I was in second grade at Green Valley School in Lombard. I don’t remember exactly when or how ...
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Bishop should end policy of exclusionNov 17, 2013 3:40 am - Bishop should end policy of exclusion In yet another disappointing letter read to us during Mass, Bishop David Malloy of the Rockford Diocese slammed the Illinois G...
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The SoapboxNov 16, 2013 4:00 am - It was a quake: Scientists at the U.S. Geological Survey say it was an earthquake that shook some western suburbs after a quarry blast earlier this month — further evide...