Elburn Opinion
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Find money to fix youth prisonOct 25, 2009 11:00 pm - In regards to your Oct. 21, 2009 article on the St. Charles youth prison, I support your opinion that although prisons should not be the most comfortable place they shou...
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Casino funds not used for salariesOct 24, 2009 11:00 pm - An Oct. 17 Daily Herald article concerning the city of Elgin's budget deficit contained two major errors as they relate to the city of Aurora. Elgin Mayor Ed Schock stat...
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Don't make Elgin hostile to immigrantsOct 24, 2009 11:00 pm - To the Elgin City Council: We were distressed to read in recent exchanges of letters in the Elgin Daily Herald that the city of Elgin was conducting screenings of the em...
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Barry sisters got off easyOct 24, 2009 11:00 pm - I think that Jill and Julie Barry were very fortunate that they don't have to serve time in jail. They let their mother waste away with no human regard for her at all an...
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Not for profit insurance companies?Oct 24, 2009 11:00 pm - Why can't the insurance companies be not-for-profit when it comes to health insurance? This is the reason there is such a fight with a public option. It is my opinion th...
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Ethanol reduces fuel economyOct 23, 2009 11:00 pm - Anna Kukec's article on the Coskata wood-to-ethanol process stated totally incorrectly that "... consumers could get a less expensive fuel alternative ... (that) provide...
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If you can read this you're too closeOct 23, 2009 11:00 pm - Tailgaters, please take note. If a deer suddenly bolts in front of me while I'm driving, my immediate reflex is to hit the brakes - hard. This might very well create a b...
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Rape victims should have choice to abortOct 23, 2009 11:00 pm - When it comes to abortion everyone should be pro-choice, because you should decide whether you have a baby or not. If you get raped, then you have the choice to get an a...
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Global warming evident in oceansOct 23, 2009 11:00 pm - In reply to a recent letter about "Global warming doesn't measure up," the facts show that the entire planet is accumulating heat due to an energy imbalance. Check out t...
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In plea for civility writer calls namesOct 23, 2009 11:00 pm - An amusing letter was printed in Fence Post Oct. 13 titled "Stop name-calling, listen to each other." The writer said she "seriously doubted that civil discourse will ev...