Elburn Opinion
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Gun buy-back deals are not the answerOct 30, 2015 12:00 am - Mayor Rahm Emanuel is proposing to spend $250,000 of taxpayer money to fund a gun buyback program. The mayor says the program is designed to get illegal guns off the cit...
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Editorial: You don't need to save the world as Katie does to make a differenceOct 19, 2015 11:00 pm - You might have read Sunday's story about Katie Hilborn, the former St. Charles resident who is battling rampant child sex trafficking in Nepal, and thought, "Well, good ...
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Start with universal background checksOct 19, 2015 1:00 am - Dear Congressman Hultgren, In the aftermath of the mass shooting last week at Umpqua Community College in Roseburg, Oregon, I am writing to demand the passage of sensibl...
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Bible isn't a textbook on cultureOct 15, 2015 12:00 am - I read with interest the letter in the Oct. 2 edition of the Daily Herald from Rich Lorimer. I realized again how little many people know about the scriptures. The Bible...
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Do we need 21 city departments?Oct 08, 2015 12:00 am - Last week I observed a City of St. Charles truck with Department of Meters and Readings Division proudly emblazoned on the shiny truck, probably washed daily by the Depa...
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Writer misstated GOP positionsOct 08, 2015 12:00 am - This angry 80-year-old white voter does not appreciate the discrimination based on attitude, age or race expressed by a recent letter to the editor from Mr. Tom Minneric...
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St. Charles shouldn't OK video gamblingOct 04, 2015 12:00 am - The St. Charles mayor wants to permit video gaming in our town. The town will get five percent of the gambling losses. Thirty-five percent of the losses will go to the r...
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St. Charles river plan a boondoggleSep 21, 2015 1:00 am - Ten years ago the previous St. Charles mayor and city council decided to do a major downtown redevelopment project which they said would revitalize downtown and not use ...
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Why no outcry over 'sanctuary cities'?Sep 12, 2015 1:00 am - There has been a lot of coverage regarding Kim Davis who has been jailed in Kentucky over her refusal to issue marriage licenses to gay couples. Ms. Davis has in fact ch...
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Politicians providing fiction, not fact on LongmeadowSep 02, 2015 1:00 am - Algonquin Village President John Schmitt has gone to great lengths to put a positive spin on the Longmeadow highway and bridge project. This four-lane 50 mph highway wo...