Elgin Opinion
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Herald reporting unfair to teachersNov 15, 2007 10:00 pm - I've become increasingly disappointed at the biased reporting I feel the Daily Herald has engaged in over the last several years in regards to teacher's compensation. Wi...
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Twisting writer's words not rightNov 13, 2007 10:00 pm - There had been two letters printed in response to my letter regarding the outbursts against Planned Parenthood. One individual felt it was necessary to attack my charact...
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Lane divider ball design looks oddNov 13, 2007 10:00 pm - I just noticed the newly designed lane dividers at Dundee Avenue and the Northwest Tollway in Elgin. It would look fine without all those concrete bowling ball-look ali...
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Hoping Illinois can be last on this listNov 13, 2007 10:00 pm - With the articles in the news recently on the new coal-fired power plants for our state, without controls to limit or remove carbon dioxide from the exhaust, it is distu...
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Headline belies paper's own storiesNov 13, 2007 10:00 pm - The headline in the Nov. 9 edition astounded me: "Ring it up for schools," followed by "New homes deliver windfall for District 158." How can the Daily Herald print a h...
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CorrectionNov 13, 2007 10:00 pm - An editor's mistake created two errors in the Sunday letter by Shirley Sadjadi of Elgin. It should have read that under the Dream Act, "a student who qualifies would rec...
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City's Channing site handouts defy logicNov 12, 2007 10:00 pm - Following my recent letter to the Daily Herald, I was astonished to see the Elgin City Council further increased the subsidies to Aspen Homebuilders for the Channing Str...
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Last words on Dist. 211 disputeNov 11, 2007 10:00 pm - Editor's note: The following Fence Post letters regarding teachers negotiations in Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211 were submitted prior to a contract deal r...
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On Veterans Day, George Ryan again is taking ordersNov 11, 2007 10:00 pm - It's been more than 50 years since George Ryan was available for latrine duty. When he was discharged from the Army in 1956, Mr. Ryan probably figured that his days of f...
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Try some real facts about Dream ActNov 10, 2007 10:00 pm - It appears that letter writer Jackson Rodgers, rather than syndicated columnist Cynthia Tucker, is doing a disservice to the public with his interpretation of Senate Bil...