Algonquin Opinion
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Obama not much of an economic strategistMay 20, 2012 4:40 am - My suspicions regarding President Obama’s lack of economic knowledge have been validated. According to the president’s recent financial disclosures, he holds between $50...
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Spreading word of esophageal diseaseMay 20, 2012 4:40 am - This year marks the fifth year of National Eosinophil Awareness Week. This is especially important because our son was diagnosed with EOE in December 2010 when he was 9 ...
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TIF districts not worth the troubleMay 19, 2012 4:40 am - The City of St. Charles uses tax money to aid certain private business projects that the city designates as TIF, or tax increment financing, projects. Some of this aid h...
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Something to celebrateMay 19, 2012 4:40 am - Often when I open the Sunday Daily Herald I see, but do not open, the section “Celebrate.” I was once — a very long time ago — a groom, but probably not expecting to kno...
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Make a commitment and honor itMay 19, 2012 4:40 am - I appreciate Gov. Quinn’s letter in the May 13 Chicago Tribune telling us that we should honor our mothers by saving our state. I sometimes think my mom has more common ...
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8 years of Obama? I don’t think soMay 19, 2012 4:40 am - In Fence Post May 16, Mr. Kirkland states that we are “most certainly” better of that we were four years ago. Well, Mr. Kirkland, I want some of your Kool-Aid to drink. ...
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Preserve home-visit funds for kids’ sakeMay 18, 2012 5:00 am - For law-enforcement officers and prosecutors, it’s a harrowing experience to come face to face with child abuse and neglect. As Kane County sheriff and state’s...
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Rescind cost increases in ElginMay 18, 2012 4:40 am - Our late, beloved Elgin City Council member Marie Yearman can never be replaced, but John Prigge comes close to representing us, so we hope other council members will jo...
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Food thief should be ashamedMay 18, 2012 4:40 am - Saturday, May 12, was the U.S. Post Office’s “Stamp Out Hunger Day.” We live in the Kimball Farms subdivision in Carpentersville, and as usual, I purchased two bags of f...
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Homes won’t meet St. Charles standardsMay 18, 2012 4:40 am - St. Charles’ diverse architectural heritage symbolizes past generations’ investment in the city, for themselves and future generations. Such is not the case with the pro...