Elburn Opinion
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What will it take to make intersection safe?Oct 12, 2009 11:00 pm - On the corner of Bent and Illinois streets in Elgin, two stop signs exist - both on Bent Street. Pace, school buses, fire engines, ambulances and 1,500 to 2,200 cars com...
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Fewer miles to go in beating heart diseaseOct 10, 2009 11:00 pm - Thank you, Metro Chicago, for walking 60,000 miles and raising $3 million for the American Heart Association during the 5.3K Metro Chicago Start! Heart Walks! I walked i...
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Foster has not been hiding from usOct 10, 2009 11:00 pm - Several people have written regarding Rep. Bill Foster's lack of accessibility to his constituents, and I would just like to tell people that in five months I have twice...
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In U-46 pay freeze equals pay raiseOct 10, 2009 11:00 pm - Besides the fact that so many U-46 parents are out of work and struggling, has the school board even thought through these current raises? Teachers and principals are th...
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Electronic violence is child abuseOct 09, 2009 11:00 pm - I would like to extend a very sincere thank you to St. Charles Unit District 303 schools and the Kane County 16th Judicial Court Services Gang Task Force for sponsoring ...
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Raises for U-46 leaders a mistakeOct 09, 2009 11:00 pm - It always amazes me what so called "educated" people see as a priority. In this case the priority is the selfish reward in the way of a raise, during troubling times, fo...
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Give back my money; stimulate economyOct 09, 2009 11:00 pm - No matter how much income someone makes, giving people more of their own money will grow the overall tax base. Here is an example: We all get a 15-percent tax cut. I mak...
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Terrorism reason not to pick ChicagoOct 09, 2009 11:00 pm - Why didn't Chicago win the 2016 Olympics? Let me count the reasons for you. Sept. 13, 2004: Congress refused to extend President Clinton's ban on 19 assault weapons. The...
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How the mighty have fallenOct 07, 2009 11:00 pm - Chicago's elimination in the first round of the 2016 Olympic selection is just one more indication of America's declining position in the world. William Peterson Elgin ...
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Global warming doesn't measure upOct 07, 2009 11:00 pm - I find it very interesting how all the global warming alarmists have been crying about the rise in the earth's temperature and screaming about how the Arctic ice shelf i...