Elgin Opinion
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Expect U.S. citizens to support world?Feb 11, 2008 10:00 pm - If anyone is a racist, perhaps John Dalton should examine his own position on illegal immigration. Perhaps we need another senator to examine his position, since he see...
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Day of economic reckoning nearsFeb 11, 2008 10:00 pm - The experts tell us that another two million mortgage loans are going to reset within the next 18 months. This is the lit fuse that our politicians are watching burn as ...
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Accountability key in Dist. 54, but so is fairnessFeb 10, 2008 10:00 pm - Accountability. Accountability for student learning. Accountability for providing a quality education within a balanced budget. These ideas are not new to School Distric...
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Comrades united in a modern-day Battle of WaterlooFeb 09, 2008 10:00 pm - Tom Lutz stood no chance. His first clue should have been the forecast. His second should have been that he'd drawn the short straw that put a journalist irate about poo...
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Point to remember on suburban turnoutFeb 09, 2008 10:00 pm - The early line on last week's voter turnout in Cook County is something to crow about: record voter registration of 1.35 million, record early voting of about 60,000 ba...
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More proof Elgin must fix basic servicesFeb 09, 2008 10:00 pm - Just as Elgin's emergency, mid-winter leaf pickup made it clear the fall program had left much to be desired, two big snowstorms within a week made it clear the city can...
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Seeing legal, illegal disparity isn't racismFeb 09, 2008 10:00 pm - This is in regard to the Feb. 1 article regarding Association for Legal Americans and its purpose. There has never been a racist remark from anyone connected with this g...
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Saturday Soapbox: No news is good newsFeb 08, 2008 10:00 pm - After a couple of rather disastrous recent elections, Kane County finally seems to have gotten one right. Despite a turnout 50 percent higher than in the 2004 primary, C...
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Saturday Soapbox: When quantity mattersFeb 08, 2008 10:00 pm - Seems the students at Elgin School District U-46's Gifford Street High School have found themselves on an unplanned diet. The district is now addressing complaints that ...
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Speak plainly about U-46's cost sourceFeb 08, 2008 10:00 pm - As a taxpayer I would appreciate down-to-Earth, straight talk on the Elgin Area School District U-46 budget. Don't tell me there has been a tremendous increase in the co...