Elburn Opinion
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Our death penalty not bad, just slowJul 20, 2009 11:00 pm - A letter from William Larsen in the July 1 Daily Herald said the death penalty is costly and ineffective. I disagree. What is costly is the way we handle capital punishm...
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Health care takeover bad for our economyJul 20, 2009 11:00 pm - I'm writing this letter to all of the liberals who are pushing for a government takeover of our health care system. Their letters would be somewhat amusing if the idea w...
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S.C. gov's wife a role modelJul 18, 2009 11:00 pm - Hurray for Jenny Sanford! How great to have an American role model for backbone. She gave the guy five months to get his act together. He refused the offer. She owes him...
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Take Palin at her wordJul 17, 2009 11:00 pm - I find it remarkable that most of the pundits in D.C. just can't understand why Palin retired. Perhaps they should just listen to what she says rather than trying to unc...
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Card check ensures free union electionsJul 17, 2009 11:00 pm - In 1935, our country was suffering from the effects of a serious economic collapse, similar to what we are going through today. In a spirited attempt by our government t...
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Let's audit the insurance companiesJul 17, 2009 11:00 pm - The first thing to do to reduce the cost of health care is to decrease the amount of money being spent on it. There is a trillion dollars more being spent in the health ...
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Vote for state income tax hikeJul 17, 2009 11:00 pm - The state budget meltdown must be resolved with a substantial increase in revenues or the proposed budget cuts will be unconscionably cruel to hundreds of our vulnerable...
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Erosion in our right to face accuserJul 17, 2009 11:00 pm - We have a tradition of fair law enforcement, in the USA that stems from our inherent sense of fairness, our rights, to be free of intimidation by the government and bein...
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Next for Burris: federal judgeship?Jul 16, 2009 11:00 pm - I believe we will soon hear some wonderful things about Sen. Roland Burris as Democrat power brokers "thank" the man for his "noble decision" not to seek re-election. No...
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Don't single out pit bullsJul 16, 2009 11:00 pm - I would just like to provide a comment on the "dog issue/ban" discussions that may be going on within the city of Elgin. I have lived in Elgin for 25 years, the past 10-...