Elburn Opinion
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Want my vote? Vote for reform - nowMay 17, 2009 11:00 pm - To my representatives in the state legislature, the only ones for which I have the opportunity to cast a vote for or against in future elections, Rep. Ramey and Sen. Mi...
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Educate kids on sexual orientationMay 15, 2009 11:00 pm - Carl Joseph Walker-Hoover was an 11-year-old middle school student at the New Leadership Charter School in Springfield, Mass. Carl was perceived by his classmates to be ...
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Government exists only to protect usMay 14, 2009 11:00 pm - The May 5 Daily Herald was "Obama focuses on overseas tax loopholes." This is an article on ending so-called offshore tax breaks, or at least it is what the newspaper w...
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Established parties won't get reform doneMay 13, 2009 11:00 pm - The time is now to call for a change that Illinois needs. However, it will not be through the current legislators, as the Daily Herald would like to see, as stated in it...
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We should follow Japan's leadMay 12, 2009 11:00 pm - Charles Crouse, in his letter in the April 25 Daily Herald, is off target. He would have us believe that the "housing crisis" was caused by President Bush, homebuilders ...
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How can Obama change the rules?May 06, 2009 11:00 pm - I wish someone would explain to me how the current White House administration can change a ruling on interrogation techniques that the previous administration deemed acc...
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Be careful stewards of public's trustMay 06, 2009 11:00 pm - One newly elected mayor fired the help. One new trustee almost swore in frustration. Other newly elected leaders took the helm far more quietly this week with pledges t...
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Do we really own what we own?May 03, 2009 11:00 pm - One of the first acts Italian dictator Benito Mussolini did when he came to power was to seize control of and nationalize the banks. Several U.S. banks have tried to ret...
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Schools are appropriately cautiousMay 03, 2009 11:00 pm - Many suburban students will be getting extra days off this week as a result of swine flu precautions. As Daily Herald staff writers Matt Arado and Robert McCoppin report...
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Kiwanis made bad choice in AyersMay 02, 2009 11:00 pm - I was surprised to realize the Elgin Kiwanis was not only nonprofit but also "non-American." The article discussing the May 12 public meeting with Williams Ayers certain...