Algonquin Opinion
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Thanks for help with cycling eventJul 29, 2009 11:00 pm - The 2009 Sherman Health Elgin Cycling Classic committee would like to thank our many partners in presenting this event. On Sunday, July 12, more than 700 cyclists, their...
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Open letter to Grafton Township supervisorJul 28, 2009 11:00 pm - Linda (Moore), I had the honor of serving as a township supervisor - in Rutland Township, Kane County - for the past eight years, until my retirement in May. I followed ...
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Clean house in SpringfieldJul 28, 2009 11:00 pm - Our son attends a sheltered workshop in McHenry. Recently the parents/guardians of 300 clients received a letter saying there would be no program for those clients after...
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Red light cameras a moneymaking scamJul 28, 2009 11:00 pm - Thank you for the in-depth look at the latest attempt by our local governments to siphon money off the residents. It is obvious the cameras at the intersections are a mo...
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Writer should do more homeworkJul 27, 2009 11:00 pm - After reading Chris Jenner's letter on the Opinion page in the July 9 issue I was scratching my head. Simply saying that our state general assembly is "beholden" to the ...
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Shame on council for messing with rebatesJul 27, 2009 11:00 pm - It's hard to believe that our Elgin leaders we voted into office want to take our $200 senior citizen tax rebate and give us instead vouchers to spend downtown. Many sen...
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Is it treason or patriotism?Jul 25, 2009 11:00 pm - The Fourth of July is a celebration of our Declaration of Independence from England. It is the document declaring we have the inalienable rights to life, liberty and the...
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Our health care is irrationalJul 25, 2009 11:00 pm - I'll be 65 in September, and I am getting signed up for Medicare and its drug component, Part D. I take seven prescription drugs. I shop for my drugs on the Internet and...
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With library you'll find accountabilityJul 24, 2009 11:00 pm - Transparency, accountability, responsibility - actions we all seem to desire from our federal and state governments. Depending upon who you talk to, we need or don't nee...
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Saturday Soapbox: New Jersey, you make us look goodJul 24, 2009 11:00 pm - More than 40 people in New Jersey, including three mayors and two state lawmakers, were arrested Thursday in the state's latest large corruption probe, an investigation ...