Elburn Opinion
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Young journalists deserve recognitionMar 08, 2008 10:00 pm - The end of February marks Scholastic Journalism Week, a time set aside each year by the Journalism Education Association for recognizing the efforts of student journalis...
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Saturday Soapbox: Doubtful predictionMar 07, 2008 10:00 pm - With people counting their pennies in these harsh economic times, it's possible Carpentersville's new 2-cent-per-gallon gas tax won't generate the $250,000 it expects. P...
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Guns are solution, not the problemMar 06, 2008 10:00 pm - In the March 2 edition of the Herald, Ms. Bast states, "If anyone who feels citizens have the right to bear many arms can answer the questions posed in my previous lette...
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The real heroes are on front linesMar 05, 2008 10:00 pm - Why are so many politicians concerned about who is taking steroids and claiming them heroes? There are no heroes in professional sports, only millionaires. The real hero...
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Do we need background checks for house plant buyers?Mar 03, 2008 10:00 pm - The ricin poison found in a Las Vegas hotel room is so deadly that a speck the size of a pinhead could kill you. The hotel occupant is still unconscious in a hospital, b...
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For some, the grief is just beginningMar 02, 2008 10:00 pm - As I prepared to leave work on Feb. 14, I was paged to report to the office. The secretary was quick to say "Every thing is OK." Then said there had been a shooting at ...
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Please don't vote for more of the sameMar 02, 2008 10:00 pm - The almost daily campaign mail wouldn't be so bad if it provided some factual information with which to make an informed judgment. The Republican stance on trying to gar...
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Goudie unfair to family, friendsMar 02, 2008 10:00 pm - I see that Chuck Goudie is patting himself on the back for seeing oh so clearly all the supposed red flags that the NIU shooter was setting off. Of course, to have seen ...
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Writer dead wrong on 14th AmendmentMar 02, 2008 10:00 pm - Thomas Tawney is dead wrong when he says in his Feb. 25 letter the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the 14th Amendment guarantees citizenship to children born to illegal al...
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Foster would not be a rubber stampFeb 29, 2008 10:00 pm - The worst possible thing that could happen to residents of the 14th U.S. House District on March 8 is to end up with another Bush rubber stamp in Washington. For the pa...