Campton Hills Opinion
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Why remind us about Facio’s attack?Aug 20, 2011 5:00 am - I found the Aug. 15 article regarding Angel Facio to be quite distressing and distasteful. School starts for Elgin’s teachers, including Mrs. Gilbert, next week and this...
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Ellen’s sale indeed was excellentAug 20, 2011 5:00 am - I cannot believe the eighth and final “Ellen’s Excellent Sale” has already come and gone. I stand amazed that together we raised $10,200 for Lazarus House. The support f...
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Why don’t police tranquilize dogs?Aug 20, 2011 5:00 am - In regard to an Aug. 8 article by Tara Garcia Mathewson, I found the story very disturbing. I was sad that the little poodle died, but I was also sad that the Elgin poli...
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Obama has been channeling HooverAug 18, 2011 5:00 am - Three years into the Great Depression, President Herbert Hoover made the statement,“Prosperity is just around the corner.” He lost the election, but the Depression did n...
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Banks skate because of who they knowAug 18, 2011 5:00 am - I have to correct a statement made by Anna Marie Kukec in your business section that ran Aug. 11. The statement read, “The robo-signing controversy started in October 20...
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Time for tollway users to speak upAug 18, 2011 5:00 am - Today, suburban commuters get a chance to be heard. We hope they take advantage of it. The Illinois Toll Highway Authority begins a public hearing process on its 15-year...
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A view of Uncle Sam’s shameful autopsyAug 18, 2011 4:00 am - What’s this? Has President Obama appointed yet another czar? This one would be, uh, let’s see now, I guess we’d have to call him the “national coroner.” His first autops...
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Why attacker of Elgin High teacher must get helpAug 17, 2011 5:00 am - Angel Facio was 16 when he brutally attacked his Elgin High School teacher without provocation three years ago. Without warning, he stabbed Carolyn Gilbert repeatedly in...
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It isn’t the party; it’s the personAug 17, 2011 5:00 am - What a statement — “Vote against all incumbents all of the time.” What happens to those incumbents who are working hard for their constituents’ benefit, especially if th...
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Burt needs a history lessonAug 17, 2011 5:00 am - Senator????? Lincoln. Mr. Constable must have studied at the Bachman-Palin Historical Institute. Bill Moylan Elgin ...