Algonquin Opinion
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Moved by paper’s 9/11 coverageSep 14, 2011 5:00 am - I was dreading the rehash of the 9/11 tragedy that propelled our country into a decade of disastrous wars, but the Daily Herald anniversary edition corrected my mood. Yo...
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Fair Tax will fix host of financial illsSep 13, 2011 5:00 am - Tom Minnerick, in the Sept. 2 Daily Herald, notes that it is wrong to claim we benefit from “Made in China.” When we move production to Red China, the U.S. loses jobs, o...
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Never understood purpose of townshipsSep 13, 2011 5:00 am - Having read all about the salaries of our township supervisors, I am still highly confused about the purpose of townships. They are definitely entities that have not one...
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Gas/oil prices just don’t jibeSep 13, 2011 5:00 am - I would like to know why gas prices are increasing instead of decreasing. At $85 per barrel oil, the corresponding gas price for regular unleaded translates to around $3...
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Freedoms eroded in last 10 yearsSep 11, 2011 5:00 am - As we approach the 10th anniversary of 9/11, we are saddened by the memory of the thousands of lost lives and the many in this country who were affected by the heinous a...
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Debt percentages are fuzzy mathSep 10, 2011 5:00 am - I am writing in regard to the letter by Raleigh Sutton in Fence Post Sept. 3, titled “Who has gotten us in deeper debt?” Sutton lists the percent increase or decrease in...
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Dropping English testing big mistakeSep 10, 2011 5:00 am - I agree wholeheartedly with the Daily Herald editorial Aug. 29 expressing a dim view of the state’s declining emphasis on writing mastery for elementary and high school ...
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No wrist slap for insurance defraudersSep 10, 2011 5:00 am - I read with great interest the article about chiropractic clinics defrauding insurers. I really hope that the doctors involved don’t get off the hook by claiming they di...
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Geneva, don’t allow open burningSep 10, 2011 5:00 am - The Daily Herald recently reported on the Geneva City Council’s consideration of open burning within its city limits. Three years ago the Batavia City Council addressed ...
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Illinois taxes too much for too littleSep 09, 2011 5:00 am - I totally agree with Julie Belonger from the Sept. 4 opinion page about how we don’t want our taxes to go to a dog park. That’s an understatement. Recently, I asked a co...