Elburn Opinion
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Fooling ourselves on economic planJun 15, 2009 11:00 pm - The United States government is expanding at an alarming rate, far beyond the capability of the taxpayers to pay for it. The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office sees...
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Hey, legislators, fix health care systemJun 12, 2009 11:00 pm - The American health care system is broken and is in desperate need of repair. As it is currently constituted, it is a stench in the nostrils of the American people. May ...
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Let this be a lesson in family valuesJun 12, 2009 11:00 pm - Bravo to Kane County State's Attorney John Barsanti for his valiant efforts to pursue justice in the shamefully sad and tragically premature death of 84-year-old Mary Ba...
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Give Cohen credit for being openJun 12, 2009 11:00 pm - I came across a rather interesting article recently in "The Washington Post." It was written by Richard Cohen, somebody I don't usually agree with politically. In this c...
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Don't let it hit you on the way out, CheneyJun 09, 2009 11:00 pm - The Obama-Cheney debate could be good for the GOP if it encouraged someone with intellect to stand up and say, "Enough." Somehow GOP strategists think they have leaders ...
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Schools should keep range of arts classesMay 25, 2009 11:00 pm - School districts are under pressure to keep art classes as an integral part of the curriculum and still balance their budgets in a tight economy. They realize that schoo...
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Thanks for help with food driveMay 23, 2009 11:00 pm - Many thanks to the St. Charles Post Office and this wonderful community for their support of the recent post office food. Our friends and community partners at the Tri-C...
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Beware scams on one-time gov. checksMay 22, 2009 11:00 pm - Social Security beneficiaries and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) recipients will be happy to know that issuance of the special one-time $250 American Recovery and Re...
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Thank a WWII vet while you still canMay 20, 2009 11:00 pm - Beginning with the Revolutionary War in 1775 and up to the present moment with the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, American casualties both dead and wounded in all major c...
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Poppies represent blood of soldiersMay 19, 2009 11:00 pm - I am a member of the VFW and was asked to help sell poppies for Memorial Day. I agreed as I have in past years. On Friday I stood by our main post office from 8 a.m. to ...