Elburn Opinion
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Community colleges at forefront of meeting new needs in higher educationDec 21, 2015 12:00 am - Community colleges are an American innovation designed to provide equal access to higher education. Illinois is the proud home of our nation's very first public communit...
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Second Amendment bill makes no senseNov 30, 2015 11:00 pm - In my life, I've seen fewer bills introduced which are more illogically conceived than State Rep. Chris Welch's HR 0855, the so called "Second Amendment - not an individ...
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Why won't Islamic lands take refugees?Nov 24, 2015 11:00 pm - One aspect of the Syrian "refugee" business that perplexes me is that the "refugees" are trying to leave their culture, their language, their religion, etc., and go to t...
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How does this make our country better?Nov 23, 2015 5:00 am - There is no gray area here. President Obama's Department of Education will force our daughters to shower with other students who have "male genitalia" or run the risk of...
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Holding the line on Kane County taxesNov 21, 2015 11:00 pm - As Kane County Board chairman, I would like to thank each member of the county board and each commissioner of the forest preserve who once again voted to freeze the prop...
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Boy's suit forces him into locker roomNov 19, 2015 5:00 am - I've followed this story about allowing a transgender boy into the locker rooms and showers of the high school. As a mother of a 20-year-old boy and 18-year-old girl, I ...
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Racial overtones in Carson accusations?Nov 15, 2015 11:00 pm - A number of media sources have accused candidate Dr. Ben Carson of lying about events in his past. These accusations clearly have racial overtones. Oh wait, he's a cons...
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A Vietnam-era veteran's reflection: Honor all who servedNov 11, 2015 12:00 am - I would be proud to call myself a "Vietnam veteran," but I believe this distinction belongs only to those who served "in-country" during that period of war. I regret I d...
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Wipe the egg off your face, HeraldNov 10, 2015 11:00 pm - I got a good laugh from your Nov. 7 Soapbox. You stated that "we" all thought GI Joe was a hero and Kaner was a villain. Wrong. You did. Every picture and article of tha...
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What we'll never know about BenghaziNov 03, 2015 11:00 pm - On the day of Mrs. Clinton's scheduled testimony before the Special Committee regarding Benghazi, Mr. Minnerick writes to ask the question "what can we learn that hasn't...