Elgin Opinion
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Not illegal, but the words still do hurtFeb 21, 2008 10:00 pm - In response to Ms. Dinkheller's Feb. 6 letter defending Association for Legal Americans as being against only illegal immigrants, not all Hispanics, I strongly disagree....
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Why can't outsiders follow entry rules?Feb 20, 2008 10:00 pm - This is in response to Al Kirkland Jr.'s Letter against the Association for Legal Americans. Illegal is simply that. It's unlawful, unauthorized. Why can't illegal alie...
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Lawyers advocating breaking of the lawFeb 20, 2008 10:00 pm - With all of the letters written against the Association for Legal Americans by local lawyers, my question to them is, "What about the word 'illegal' don't you understan...
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It's not racism to want laws enforcedFeb 20, 2008 10:00 pm - What do prejudice, hate or racism have to do with illegality and the will of the people? When my house was broke into, that was illegal entry. The United States of Amer...
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Fund closure reflects lack of appreciationFeb 20, 2008 10:00 pm - In 1935, someone in Elgin was kind enough to start a shoe fund for needy people. In 1935, my family of 13 children moved to Illinois from Minnesota. My siblings and I ma...
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In midst of covering tragedy, journalists do care about sourcesFeb 20, 2008 10:00 pm - Reporters and photographers play a role that goes beyond merely satisfying the public's curiosity about a shocking event. At times like these, news reporters aren't exac...
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Herald should police its lettersFeb 20, 2008 10:00 pm - On Feb. 15th, you printed a letter from Marty Colgan describing a visit by Hillary Clinton to an elementary school. During the visit, Sen. Clinton is asked tough questio...
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Wishing no harm, but more adherenceFeb 19, 2008 10:00 pm - I am an Elgin resident concerned about the local and national immigration problem. While some of the points Al Kirkland Jr. made in a recent letter have merit, what was ...
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Go circumvent the law somewhere elseFeb 19, 2008 10:00 pm - Why are attorneys Al Kirkland Jr., John Dalton and Shirley Sadjadi so opposed to those who want to uphold U.S. law? Calling these folks "bullies" "hate-mongers" and "ra...
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'Ignore,' 'accept' are not real solutionsFeb 19, 2008 10:00 pm - I am dumbfounded at what may have come out of Alfred Kirkland's education. What does he call an act which breaks or ignores the law? Why, of course, it is an illegal or ...