Algonquin Opinion
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Some interesting newsmakers aren't the usual newsmakersApr 02, 2008 11:00 pm - We don't always have to look to Hollywood, Washington or Wrigley Field to find people with the most-interesting or even most influential lives. Where do you go to meet t...
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Matter of fairness on hookah loungeMar 29, 2008 11:00 pm - Cultures, health issues and the finer points of the law clashed over smoking lounges in Schaumburg last week. In the end, common sense won a narrow victory -- but it was...
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Robbery showed alert system worksMar 29, 2008 11:00 pm - The gunman left the bank on foot, traveling through a local neighborhood in the process. He was armed. What you may not know about this story is that Huntley School Dist...
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Matter of fairness on hookah loungeMar 29, 2008 11:00 pm - Cultures, health issues and the finer points of the law clashed over smoking lounges in Schaumburg last week. In the end, common sense won a narrow victory -- but it was...
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Fox Valley fencepostMar 28, 2008 11:00 pm - Good deed, bad deed Elgin Mayor Ed Schock and wife, Karen, were trying to help a troubled young woman, taking her in when she had nowhere to go. They were repaid by her...
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Attention-getters aren't always what sell newspapersMar 26, 2008 11:00 pm - We strive for a front page that, rather than concentrating on the lure of death and destruction, is teeming with the activities of real life. ...
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Get the surveillance law right this timeMar 25, 2008 11:00 pm - Preserve privacy, preserve the separation of powers and restore our sense of trust in our government. Resist the Bush administration's attempts to consolidate power in ...
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GOP must forget present, look backMar 25, 2008 11:00 pm - As a life-long Republican, I agree with everything said in your editorials of March 11 and 13 as to why Republicans are on the run in the suburbs. You're right. It will...
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Harsh rhetoric isn't same as real debateMar 22, 2008 11:00 pm - Politics has been defined as the art of the possible. This must involve compromise to reach a solution. Unfortunately, many issues in our society will not be solved due ...
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Looking for orphan train riders, kinMar 22, 2008 11:00 pm - In its 20th season, Children's Theatre of Elgin and Fox Valley Theatre Company's founders, David and Peter Akemann, created a story that will entertain and educate its a...