Elgin Opinion
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Politicians fearful of saying no?Jul 03, 2013 5:00 am - Many state politicians will simply not give up any of the money offered them by state worker unions — large donations for campaign expenses so that they do not have to u...
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Only three years left on empty promisesJul 03, 2013 4:40 am - Only three years left on empty promises A great letter written by Marc Thomson of Elk Grove Village published in the May 11 paper. My family and friends have been d...
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When purging Paula, don’t forget ‘rap’Jul 03, 2013 4:40 am - When purging Paula, don’t forget ‘rap’ To hypocritic merchandisers: When you removed all the products off your shelves that were associated with Paula Deen, I certa...
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Gay marriage won’t dissolve familiesJul 02, 2013 4:40 am - Gay marriage won’t dissolve families Not everyone shares the same religious beliefs or studies the Bible. There is a clear choice to practice a specific religion or...
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Throw out pols for pension crisis failureJul 01, 2013 5:00 am - Throw out pols for pension crisis failure Financing Illinois’ pension debt just cost taxpayers dearly. Taxpayers will have to pay 40 percent more in interest paymen...
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Why give voice to unconventional views?Jun 30, 2013 5:00 am - The topic hasn’t come up lately, but I’m presuming we would not profile someone trying to sell far and wide the theory that the Holocaust did not exist. There are those ...
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No salaries for pols until state solventJun 27, 2013 4:40 am - No salaries for pols until state solvent While you were sleeping, retired teacher Beverly Lopatka walked away with a retirement of almost $400,000 and is now spendi...
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Editorial: Finding lessons in a bureaucratic foul-upJun 25, 2013 8:16 am - There is something instructive in the fix in which Kane County finds itself over more than 1,000 DUI convictions that were not properly reported to state authorities. Pr...
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Best government money can buyJun 25, 2013 4:40 am - Best government money can buy Instead of cutting education, food safety inspections, law enforcement, food stamps and meals on wheels why doesn’t Congress close the...
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The SoapboxJun 22, 2013 2:24 pm - Death-and-taxes conundrum: In an ashtray-half-full/half-empty way, the state of Illinois this week lamented making $138 million less than expected on the $1-a-pack cigar...