Elgin Opinion
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City should alter bike path routeJul 13, 2008 11:00 pm - The Elgin citywide bicycle plan needs to be refined. As a proprietor of a business on the south side of the 800 block of Walnut Avenue where a new bike path has been est...
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Let's share burden of freight trafficJul 13, 2008 11:00 pm - Thanks to state Reps. Rosemary Mullins and Carolyn Krause for supporting the proposed Canadian National purchase of the Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway, and also support...
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Politicians: Stop the blame gameJul 12, 2008 11:00 pm - Action is better than blame. Last Thursday evening I participated in a "Town Hall" meeting on the telephone hosted by State Rep. Tim Schmitz from the 49th District and S...
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God truly has blessed AmericaJul 11, 2008 11:00 pm - Your July 4th editorial included John Adams' correct prediction that succeeding generations would celebrate Independence Day "with pomp and parade, with shows, games, sp...
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Don't blame Big Oil. Look in the mirrorJul 11, 2008 11:00 pm - I am for Big Oil. Charles E. Crouse's letter is full of inaccuracies and shows a lack of understanding of both the petroleum industry and basic economic principles. Big ...
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Bike path no good for ElginJul 10, 2008 11:00 pm - I am very concerned about the Elgin bike path and parking. Evidently no one that said yes lives on the side streets in the affected neighborhoods. The parking is so bad ...
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More media bias?Jul 09, 2008 11:00 pm - The Herald printed a small AP article on July 3 stating that more people would rather attend a barbecue with Obama than McCain. Despite its small size, this article once...
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Judge candidates shouldn't take cashJul 08, 2008 11:00 pm - Amazing the way these Republicans address a point by kicking up all sorts of dust that has nothing to do with anything. Mr. Early's response to my letter asking Patty Go...
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Judicial candidate's pledge meaninglessJul 07, 2008 11:00 pm - When I was a child, I told my mother that I was going to give up liver for Lent. My mother, the wife of a career army officer, could freeze a person she disfavored with ...
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District 300 needs to be carefulJul 06, 2008 11:00 pm - Recently, the Eastside Study Committee presented three scenarios to the District 300 school board to help alleviate overcrowding and provide extended day kindergarten an...