Algonquin Opinion
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Don’t raise our taxes, ElginOct 13, 2011 5:00 am - Dear members of the Elgin City Council, I’m writing to make sure you’re aware that we’ve received our second installment of our property taxes here in Elgin/Cook County ...
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Creationism a better path to truthOct 13, 2011 5:00 am - Kathleen Parker’s column Aug. 31 raises questions regarding the origin of life and the age of the earth. British mathematician Sir Fred Hoyle calculated there is only on...
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Don’t cut short kids’ educationOct 12, 2011 5:00 am - I am writing to voice my concern and my rejection of Senate Bill 400 and Amendment 3 of the bill. I support schools and reject any cuts in funding because the students a...
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Farnham shows he cares about seniorsOct 12, 2011 5:00 am - I am a resident of Village Green in East Dundee and would like to thank State Rep. Keith Farnham for holding a recent senior fraud prevention seminar with Attorney Gener...
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Strength of science is it self-correctsOct 12, 2011 5:00 am - Regarding faster than light neutrinos in the news Sept. 22: Was Einstein wrong? No, and neither was Newton, whose theories were superseded by Einstein’s. To Newton, spac...
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Prairie State scores continue to flagOct 11, 2011 5:00 am - To say that there is a crisis in the Illinois educational system would be an understatement. In Illinois, all high school juniors take the Prairie State Achievement Exam...
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Smoothen out bad Route 20 repaveOct 11, 2011 5:00 am - The current resurfacing project on Route 20 in Elgin needs attention. Last week, the inside eastbound and inside westbound lanes were opened after resurfacing while the ...
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Walsh another corrupt politicianOct 10, 2011 11:00 pm - It’s bad enough that Joe Walsh’s lack of personal responsibility and duplicitous rhetoric has become the face of the Illinois tea party, but it appears that Walsh is soo...
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Extending tax deal pushes Sears awayOct 09, 2011 12:00 am - Community Unit District 300, one of the largest school districts in Illinois by area, covers 118 square miles and reaches into 15 municipalities in Kane, McHenry, Cook a...
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Extend ‘el’ all the way to HuntleyOct 08, 2011 5:03 am - In response to the proposed tollway increases, I would like to know: If the increases are to rebuild the tollway, why are we repaving the tollway now; why not wait until...