Algonquin Opinion
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All Americans should stand for pledgeMar 24, 2012 5:00 am - “Please stand for the Pledge of Allegiance.” These are the words that millions of American students have heard every day since they started kindergarten, yet not everyon...
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We all end up paying for itMar 23, 2012 5:40 am - Apart from constitutional and moral issues, Barack Obama’s edict that everyone be provided contraception and abortion and insurance companies will cover it is no differe...
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Is new Walgreens safe for Batavia?Mar 23, 2012 5:40 am - Is the current proposal for a new Walgreens a move in the right direction for Batavia? Wilson Street in Batavia has been referred to as the “spine of our city.” It is th...
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Don’t leave disabled out of state budgetMar 23, 2012 5:40 am - Quinn has a hit list for an ever increasing number of state facility closures these days. It is of great concern to other legislators that he is stomping on the rights o...
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U.S. energy policy outdatedMar 22, 2012 5:39 am - It is time that we, as responsible citizens, lead the way and ask that our representatives begin demanding the use of clean and sustainable energy. Recently, Congressman...
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Celebrate individualityMar 22, 2012 5:39 am - I believe that people need to be more accepting of others. We are making a lot of progress as a country toward accepting people who are different, but there is still so ...
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Insurance should cover contraceptives for womenMar 22, 2012 5:39 am - In response to John Craychee’s comments regarding “Leave insurance plans to employers,” if insurance companies pay for vasectomies and Viagra for men they should pay for...
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Put Aurora election commission to restMar 22, 2012 5:02 am - After Tuesday, it’s understandable if Aurorans feel the need to purge their minds of all things election until closer to November. Many of us do. But their work is not d...
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Time to change energy policyMar 20, 2012 5:24 am - Our president misses another chance to lead. Oil prices keep rising, he comments, “We cannot drill our way out.” True, it will not help today, but it will in the future....
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It’s all about preventive careMar 20, 2012 5:24 am - A century ago, Margaret Sanger and other reformers educated people on the benefits of family planning. People who heeded the message acquired the means to practice birth...