Algonquin Opinion
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Leo Nelson means much to ElginDec 23, 2011 4:00 am - I write to express my thanks to Leo Nelson for all he has quietly done to make Elgin a better place to live and work. He recently announced his retirement from the...
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Stories that show the good in all of usDec 22, 2011 11:00 pm - There is a special place in the afterlife for people who steal from charities. And it should be even more uncomfortably toasty for those who steal Christmas presents for...
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Don’t support failed right wing ideologyDec 22, 2011 4:00 am - Fundamentally, private money flowing to government officials is the cause of our problems. But instead of eliminating private money from of our elections, Hultgren and t...
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Mainstream media ignore big newsDec 22, 2011 4:00 am - Thank you to Mr. Bekeleski for his Fence Post letter on the Fast and Furious cover-up. The mainstream media thinks it’s not a cover-up to just ignore this subject. Just ...
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Easy to blame Obama without factsDec 20, 2011 5:00 am - I don’t usually respond to right-wing comments because they are frequently fact-free. Mr. Mack’s December 17 assertions in the Daily Herald are no exception. The Bush ta...
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Throw Obama camp on ash pile of historyDec 20, 2011 5:00 am - Every time Obama speaks, he demonizes the upper financial middle class and the upper financial class. This is a political ploy to get votes from the non-achievers, who d...
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School districts wrong to increase leviesDec 19, 2011 4:00 am - Tis the season. The season for approving school district tax levies, that is. And the news on that front from several suburban school districts is disappointing. On the ...
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Lauzen is right for Kane chairmanshipDec 18, 2011 4:47 am - In the Kane County Chronicle of Nov. 29, Kevin Burns was directly quoted as saying, “I think those who have a vested interest in Kane County will decide that this race i...
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Notch babies have reason to complainDec 17, 2011 4:00 am - After World War II, the people who were in Washington, D.C., at the time remarked on how much money was in Social Security, and they didn’t know just what to do with all...
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Kudos to ABC for ‘Made in America’Dec 17, 2011 4:00 am - ABC Nightly News should be complimented for a regular segment called “Made in America.” in one segment, the reporter, tipped off by a U.S. Senator, found the majority o...