Elgin Opinion
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Sudanese leader getting just desertsJul 20, 2008 11:00 pm - I read with surprise and excitement about the International Criminal Court's decision to indict Sudanese President Omar Bashir on charges of genocide regarding the horri...
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We mustn't let history repeatJul 19, 2008 11:00 pm - In the 1970s we experienced restricted oil supplies, rising gas prices and the short-term demise of gas guzzlers. Politicians appealed for conservation of energy, and a ...
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If you stop scofflaws bike path can workJul 18, 2008 11:00 pm - Susan Hess of Kindness Inc. on Walnut Street should call the Elgin Department when drivers park horizontally across her driveway or in her driveway, which blocks her of...
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Thanks to those who celebrate citizenshipJul 17, 2008 11:00 pm - Becoming a new American citizen is a high point in the lives of many people each year, yet it is often an event that goes unrecognized by the community in which they liv...
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Independents face tall odds in electionsJul 16, 2008 11:00 pm - The United States prides itself on its democratic principles and in fact promotes them around the world. Former President Jimmy Carter is called to various third world n...
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In search of stabilityJul 15, 2008 11:00 pm - George Orwells' novel "1984" is about totalitarian society that destroys privacy and distorts truth. The book was released in 1949. So what does this have to do with sta...
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A regular guy candidateJul 15, 2008 11:00 pm - My name is Bill Swearingen. I am offering my services as a state representative or senator. What do I have to offer? Common sense would be the first thing. Love for my c...
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Let us count the waysJul 15, 2008 11:00 pm - Three reasons we love the Raceway ... First, Raceway Woods has the best volunteers, bar none. Our last work day held on May 31 brought out more than 50 volunteers for a ...
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Say goodbye to the Fourth AmendmentJul 14, 2008 11:00 pm - In Washington, D.C., your Congress finished its destruction of your rights as citizens under the Fourth Amendment of our Constitution. Without warrants, and without your...
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Kane residents have right to knowJul 13, 2008 11:00 pm - Kane County citizens have a right to know. Doug Heaton, president of Elgin's Association for Legal Americans (AFLA) wrote Kane County Sheriff Perez for information on ho...