East Dundee Opinion
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Sugar Grove needs cable competitionJan 04, 2010 10:00 pm - Living in Sugar Grove for almost 10 years has been a great and rewarding experience. The only frustrating part of living here is choice of cable, phone and high speed In...
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Job losses start with steel plant moveJan 02, 2010 10:00 pm - Citing a letter from Tom Carter of Geneva in the Dec. 19 Fence Post citing so-called "nonpartisan" groups that did not "predict energy shortages or loss of jobs" as a re...
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Don't bank on feds to take care of youJan 02, 2010 10:00 pm - Contrary to the opinion of a recent Fence Post contributor, Cal Thomas is exactly on target to suggest that the government can't run anything. Actually, Cal asks, "Why w...
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Foster wasn't hiding from usJan 02, 2010 10:00 pm - In response to Dan Boland's letter, published Dec. 15, I strongly disagree with Mr. Boland's implication that Congressman Bill Foster did not want to meet with his const...
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Why be wasteful and gamble our future?Jan 01, 2010 10:00 pm - The current political argument about global warming is so stupid, it is almost funny. One very cold day I thought warming might not be bad. Then I realized it's not abou...
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Elgin overhaul needs to be speeded upJan 01, 2010 10:00 pm - The Elgin Streetscape Improvement Project is a six-year construction plan from 2006 to 2012 costing $40 million to upgrade and develop the utilities, sidewalks, and road...
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Why banks are slow to modify loansJan 01, 2010 10:00 pm - Recently, your paper has printed some very interesting articles regarding the failed Government Mortgage plan. In the Dec. 11 article, "Gov't. mortgage plan provides lit...
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War on drugs a waste of moneyJan 01, 2010 10:00 pm - My side hurts from laughing. I just read your piece by David N. Goodman, where he quotes the White House drug czar Gil Kerlikowske: "These latest data confirm that we mu...
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Abortion argument close to slavery'sDec 31, 2009 10:00 pm - Harry Reid's comparison of the current "health care" debate to the slavery issue offended me. He has a point, however misguided. The Democrats opposed the end of slavery...
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Grinches, grinches everywhere (in Elgin)Dec 31, 2009 10:00 pm - After hearing of the Salvation Army break-in, I thought I'd remind you that grinches come in various sizes and types, including a few roaming the streets of Elgin while ...