Elgin Opinion
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Clean, legal clinic beats alternativesOct 17, 2007 11:00 pm - I am writing in response to the uproar over the Aurora Planned Parenthood clinic. As Americans, we have the right to believe what we choose to believe or feel is right ...
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Bilingual should be the crowded classesOct 16, 2007 11:00 pm - Your article regarding overcrowded classrooms in Elgin School District U-46 gave only a hint of the underlying problem, and then it was only in a short statement toward ...
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A simple solution for county budgetOct 16, 2007 11:00 pm - I have a solution to the Cook County budget shortfall: simply cut the salary of every county employee in half and eliminate all benefits. When the workers walk off the j...
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Kiwanis thanks all for help this yearOct 16, 2007 11:00 pm - As we complete our 43rd year in St. Charles, the Noon Kiwanis Club wishes to thank all the individuals and businesses who have contributed to our fundraising activities ...
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Eradicating Mason symbols is wrongOct 16, 2007 11:00 pm - I think it is sad that a church would feel so threatened by another civic organization -- especially one with such a long history of benevolence as the Masons -- that th...
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Cook County can't afford higher taxesOct 14, 2007 11:00 pm - To the editor: Recently, the Center for Tax and Budget Accountability issued a report that Cook County's revenue system is unable to support the services that it is char...
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Real lesson? Herald cannot be trustedOct 14, 2007 11:00 pm - Thank you Dennis Depcik for your try at explaining what happened at Buffalo Grove High School, regarding cutting "God Bless America" from the weekly Homecoming activitie...
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Church helps unwed moms have childrenOct 14, 2007 11:00 pm - Apparently, Anne Ahrens of Schaumburg, whose letter ran Oct. 5, does not know about St. Mary Church in Huntley. Pro-life people do care and do assist unwed mothers. In M...
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Another ending for that Iraq/toilet taleOct 13, 2007 11:00 pm - "Imagine a man standing in front of a clogged toilet," began Raleigh Sutton in his comparison of Iraq to a clogged toilet in an Oct. 7 edition. He illustrates the absurd...
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Soapbox: Hallelujah!Oct 12, 2007 11:00 pm - Finally, a government faced with a revenue problem that isn't making tax and fee hikes a first resort. Kane County department heads got word this week that they'll have...