Elgin Opinion
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Saturday Soapbox: Cook CountyJun 27, 2008 11:00 pm - NWCH takes pain out of parking Here's good news for anybody frequenting Northwest Community Hospital and wondering where to put the car -- the new seven-story parking ga...
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New land gems for Dundee TownshipJun 27, 2008 11:00 pm - Dundee Township residents have captured a couple of gem properties to add to the quality of life we enjoy here in the north end of the county. The first property is call...
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Guffaws at seat-belt award reminder of important life lessonJun 26, 2008 11:00 pm - OK, I'll admit it: We journalist types are a little jaded, and occasionally we do talk somewhat frivolously about the news we cover. Case in point: On today's Page 5, we...
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Give taxpayers free game ticketsJun 26, 2008 11:00 pm - As a taxpayer in Elgin I was very disappointed to see the state-of-the-art softball field we built for the Chicago Bandits that supposedly was going to cost $350,000 end...
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Foster helping to ease gas problemJun 25, 2008 11:00 pm - Our high gas prices are not going to be saved by drilling for the next 30 years in ANWR, Saudi Arabia or anywhere else. This is a long-term problem that could have been ...
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New Sunday section takes new look at TV, travel, things to doJun 25, 2008 11:00 pm - Change, we know, is inevitable. Change for the better is imperative. "Not only is everything changing, but everything exists in relationship to something else that is ch...
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McCain's actions one of reformerJun 24, 2008 11:00 pm - During presidential coverage on the nightly news, I noted a meaningful distinction between our nation's candidates. Barrack Obama has stepped away from public financing,...
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Public input needed in ElginJun 23, 2008 11:00 pm - Public input needed in Elgin The newly formed civic group ARCHES (which seeks to promote the revitalization of Elgin's historic sites) wants to raise awareness of a prop...
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Drilling ANWAR oil not the answerJun 22, 2008 11:00 pm - For years I've listened to how drilling for oil in ANWAR would relieve our nation's energy problems. Today I looked the numbers up for myself. The truth is clear. If we ...
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Saturday Soapbox: Cook and Lake countiesJun 20, 2008 11:00 pm - Rolling Meadows on risky course In barricading entrances to an apartment complex and setting up a police checkpoint, Rolling Meadows officials say they were responding t...