Elgin Opinion
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Language, culture being underminedOct 09, 2007 11:00 pm - Kane County needs 50 Spanish-English interpreters in order to comply with "the U.S. Department of Justice, which sued the county for violating the federal Voting Rights ...
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Hoping you'll forget other tax dollar usesOct 09, 2007 11:00 pm - Your president, along with conservative counterparts in Congress, has reached a new low. And, he and his buddies are hoping the American public is just slow enough to sw...
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New tool in fight against lung cancerOct 08, 2007 11:00 pm - Whether they know it yet or not, countless numbers of Illinois residents have just been given a powerful weapon in the fight of their lives. On Aug. 27, state Sen. John ...
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Blackwater ran deep and dark for years on current fearOct 07, 2007 11:00 pm - "Gentlemen, welcome to Baghdad." That was the announcement that came over the jetliner's loudspeaker as we landed in Iraq. The captain rightly used the word "gentlemen" ...
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Taxpayers don't matter to boardOct 07, 2007 11:00 pm - I am a resident of Bartlett (DuPage side) for almost 30 years and I have never seen such an incompetent school board and president since I have lived here with my family...
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Party jumping not really flip-floppingOct 06, 2007 11:00 pm - The man's name was Odin Langen. You couldn't get more Republican or Scandinavian, making him a perfect representative for the area where I grew up. When my dad signed me...
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Let's get back to the moral basicsOct 06, 2007 11:00 pm - This is a response to the letters in support of Planned Parenthood. We wouldn't need Planned Parenthood if we would teach our daughters how to abstain from immoral relat...
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More police before a new music hallOct 06, 2007 11:00 pm - The mayor and city council are exploring either revamping Hemmens Auditorium or building a new music auditorium for the Elgin Symphony Orchestra and other groups. I read...
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Support troops with more than stickersOct 06, 2007 11:00 pm - Democrats David Obey of Wisconsin and Jack Murtha of Pennsylvania have proposed legislation which would truly allow us to support our troops and our nation in a meaningf...
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U-46 teachers should say 'yes' to good dealOct 06, 2007 11:00 pm - When Elgin School District U-46's 2,400 teachers vote by secret ballot Oct. 15 on a proposed three-year contract, we urge them to say "yes." The deal, already tentativel...