Elburn Opinion
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Some thanks for years of serviceJun 27, 2012 4:40 am - Dear Gov. Quinn, I am a recent retiree and I just wanted to thank you for taking away my health care and by punishing me for my dedicated work to the state of Illinois. ...
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Foster wrong on Dodd-Frank billJun 23, 2012 4:40 am - In the June 19 edition of the Daily Herald, 11th Congressional District candidate Bill Foster pushes the Democratic Party message by suggesting that the Dodd-Frank bill ...
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Honest Abe had it rightJun 17, 2012 4:40 am - “You cannot bring about prosperity by discouraging thrift. You cannot strengthen the weak by weakening the strong. You cannot help the wage earner by pulling down the wa...
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Beware the payment advisory boardJun 17, 2012 4:40 am - In a matter of days the Supreme Court is scheduled to release its decision on the constitutionality of Obamacare. The court will either do nothing, strike down only the ...
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Add line-item veto to term limitsJun 16, 2012 4:40 am - I fully agree with Charles L. Barr Jr. and his letter to the editor on Sunday, June 10, on term limits. I would like to take it a few steps further. First I would like t...
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Charging to see Venus shamefulJun 16, 2012 4:40 am - We were excited to go to see the Venus Transit viewing, which was organized at the Elgin National Watch Observatory in Elgin. The handmade sign invited people to view th...
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Who’s with me on term limits?Jun 10, 2012 4:40 am - No one can argue that the financial deficit faced by this country is totally unacceptable. In a few articles I will try to address why this deficit has happened and what...
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The SoapboxJun 09, 2012 5:00 am - Ray and the first morning of summer: Here's how Ray Bradbury wrote about growing up in Waukegan in the intro to “Dandelion Wine.” “It was a quiet morning, the town cover...
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Editorial: Monitoring needed with drug program innovationJun 08, 2012 5:00 am - Change is a constant in criminal justice, and rightly so. Law enforcement officials and prosecutors who face funding cuts and pressure to keep crime stats low should be ...
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For president, choice is obviousJun 08, 2012 4:40 am - In this year’s presidential campaigns, we hear about the most peculiar of things — from vampires in business to foreigners being presidents. We ought not be distracted b...