Algonquin Opinion
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Elgin High students help make historyMay 12, 2012 6:40 am - During the first week of May, the lovely grounds of Old Main were transformed into a time long ago in Early Elgin. Activities put in place by the Elgin History Museum in...
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Bogus justification for deer killsMay 11, 2012 11:32 am - Biologist Daniel Ludwig left out some key facts in his bogus justification to slaughter deer as a tool to control chronic wasting disease. Crucial among these well-estab...
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Constitution is up for grabsMay 11, 2012 5:00 am - According to some of the justices on the Supreme Court, the Constitution of the United States is a dead document. The Founding Fathers could not anticipate all the progr...
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Tea partyers lost their oomphMay 11, 2012 5:00 am - What happened to the Tea Party? Members of Congress who campaigned as Tea Partyers promised to go to Washington and reduce the size of government and bring fiscal respon...
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Take care of the homefront firstMay 11, 2012 5:00 am - Fence Post recently had a letter from Mr. Darst that to balance the budget would require cuts in military spending, changes in Social Security and Medicare and some gove...
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True win-win involves kidsMay 06, 2012 5:00 am - I am writing briefly to answer your question in this past Saturday’s Soapbox, “Win-win for Kane-DuPage:” Kane County says its housing of DuPage County’s juvenile offende...
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Right hand? Meet left handMay 06, 2012 5:00 am - I was wondering if the staff who wrote the editorial Monday, April 30, entitled “Murphy’s bid to check union influence” were aware that the lead front page story would b...
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Benefits of the Dodd-Frank ActMay 06, 2012 5:00 am - I have heard complaints from financial people on Wall Street and many politicians about how difficult it is to comply with the Dodd-Frank Act. As an investor, I am delig...
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Can we “keep” our republic?May 04, 2012 5:00 am - Our Founders sought to create a government only large enough to preserve those rights endowed by our Creator — namely life, liberty and the pursuit, not the guarantee, o...
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Huntley High coaches mean so muchMay 04, 2012 5:00 am - Our five children have been three-season athletes in District 158 and our family has spent a good part of our lives participating in or watching athletics events. We kno...