Elburn Opinion
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Forget these laws at your perilJul 19, 2015 1:00 am - "They fought the law and the law won." I'm talking about Sir Isaac Newton's Law of Gravity, and as I'm into my ninth decade of life, feel reasonably qualified to discuss...
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Shooters weren't born as killersJul 07, 2015 12:00 am - Does it really serve the needs of people to allow those who promote racism and other hate ideologies freedom of expression? Do our young and vulnerable really need to h...
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Undercoverage of Coal City tornadoJul 04, 2015 1:00 am - I have been a subscriber for many years, liking and enjoying your paper for its excellent mix of local/national news. Your recent articles on education were excellent, k...
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It's not racist to protest ObamacareJul 03, 2015 12:00 am - Recently, there was a rally on the Route 64 bridge in St. Charles, expressing strong dissatisfaction with the special provisions in Obamacare, which single out Congressm...
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Build on the positives in education reportingJul 01, 2015 1:00 am - I read with pleasure the successes of both Sunny Hill Elementary School in the Barrington school district and Tefft Middle School in school district U-46. It was powerfu...
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Hard-working student is an inspirationJun 29, 2015 1:00 am - I read with interest your front page article on “Lower Income, Lower Outcomes.” I found a stark difference in those adults who were quoted and the young man who was feat...
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Soapbox: Buffalo Grove, Long Grove agree; monks sue Benedictine; Mundelein councilman's apology and moreJun 27, 2015 1:00 am - Better service, less cost: Kudos to Buffalo Grove and Long Grove for cutting a deal for the former to do property maintenance inspections for the latter. Long Grove...
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Taxes should be cut, then frozenJun 18, 2015 12:00 am - I write in response to the guest view of Mr. Weppler published on June 12. A well written article, very comprehensive, full of demagoguery and he just doesn't get the po...
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Editorial: Drug court - A tool that's workingJun 16, 2015 11:00 pm - If there is one thing that our intensive reporting on the scourge of heroin in the suburbs has taught us over the past two decades, it's that heroin can ruin the lives o...
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American Pharoah has earned his retirementJun 15, 2015 1:00 am - As an animal lover, I, along with untold millions of others, watched the Belmont Stakes with a wondrous feeling of hope, anticipation, anxiety and a nagging fear of impe...