Elgin Opinion
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Chronicling elusive standard of judgment by 'content of character'Apr 09, 2008 11:00 pm - Random thoughts: Sometimes the news is its own object lesson. Daily Herald Staff Writer Emily Krone worked for a week and a half to find and interview suburbanites who c...
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Justice finally prevails on youthful mistakeApr 08, 2008 11:00 pm - The test of any experience in the judicial system is simple enough. In the end, was the disposition fair? For a South Elgin youth first caught up in that system in 2002 ...
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Quit picking on firefighters, policeApr 08, 2008 11:00 pm - As I read the editorial about the impact of police and fire pensions, I became increasingly upset because it appears the whoever authored it was biased against public se...
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Leashes are for the safety of dog, tooApr 08, 2008 11:00 pm - I am familiar with the location of the Route 31 open area now used as a dog park. Several years ago, I would drive past this spot and there was hardly a car in the parki...
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Tell whole story on firefighter groupApr 08, 2008 11:00 pm - I couldn't help but chuckle at the claims made by the Northwest Municipal Conference in its opposition to pension adjustments for a unique group of Illinois fire fighter...
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Far healthier to forgive and forgetApr 07, 2008 11:00 pm - In his criticism of George Paradies' letter, Victor Darst says it "is like reading the transcript from a right-wing radio talk show." Does Darst realize that his critici...
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Turn hope into action -- right nowApr 05, 2008 11:00 pm - Hope is a fine word, an amazing word. It can be a step, helping you reach a higher level. It can be a crutch, helping you down the road to destruction. It is a word we h...
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Kane transit cash talk goes from 'I want' to 'we need'Apr 05, 2008 11:00 pm - Seems there's nothing quite like a big pile of somebody else's money to make politicians' eyes light up and the saliva begin to flow. "When it began to dawn on people th...
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Storied Lincoln a frequent loser, tooApr 05, 2008 11:00 pm - Much has been written about the fact that Jim Oberweis has failed at all attempts to win elective office. But, consider the following: In 1832, he lost his job, being de...
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Educators aren't just principals, teachersApr 05, 2008 11:00 pm - Now comes the story of Al Weber. Weber, as Daily Herald reporter Sheila Ahern wrote last week, was not what we normally think of when we hear the word educator. He was ...