Elgin Opinion
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Questions judgment of Trustee KincaidMar 12, 2013 5:00 am - It seems the police union has this Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde personality. On one hand we have great police, fire and public works employees. On the other hand, a few, duri...
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Crucial to keep symphony in ElginMar 12, 2013 4:40 am - Crucial to keep symphony in Elgin As an Elgin resident for over 40 years, I’ve seen our city, particularly the downtown area, transform from a rundown ghost of a ci...
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Wheaton Drama director on the best show you've never heard of - "Full Circle"Mar 09, 2013 10:00 pm - Wheaton Drama, Inc. is presenting "Full Circle" as its fourth show of the 2012-2013 season. Director Sean Ogren explains what drew him to the show and why audiences shou...
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College of DuPage bucking the trendMar 09, 2013 3:40 am - During their 2012-2013 planning process, College of DuPage administrators set a goal to grow the college’s 2012-2013 full-time equivalent enrollment by 1 percent. Despit...
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Endorsements: Sweet, Richmond, Sauceda for South Elgin village boardMar 08, 2013 5:00 am - In South Elgin, five candidates are competing to fill three seats on the village board. A ballot challenge removed incumbent Bill DiFulvio, who has since filed as a writ...
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Endorsements: Shaw, Prigge, Dunne, Gilliam, Armstrong for Elgin City CouncilMar 08, 2013 4:00 am - The Elgin City Council, due to its population growth in recent years, has added two seats for this election. All told, 22 people filed petitions for five available seats...
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Daily Herald slants county board newsMar 08, 2013 3:40 am - Daily Herald slants county board news Too much of what Jim Fuller is writing and his editors are allowing to be printed is slanted opinion rather than accurate news...
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Why give to those who don’t like us?Mar 07, 2013 3:40 am - Why give to those who don’t like us? The sequester is going to cost jobs and all kinds of cuts because of a 2 percent reduction in spending. But the U.S. has $250 m...
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Tax reform, job growth neededMar 07, 2013 3:40 am - Tax reform, job growth needed The recent State of the Union rhetoric missed the hard cold facts about jobs. What the president did propose was a higher minimum wage...
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Endorsements: Scharringhausen, Klimkowicz, Yung in Dist. 211Mar 05, 2013 5:00 am - Numbers tell the story in Palatine-Schaumburg Township High School District 211: An 8 percent budget increase this year, to $272.6 million. A 3 percent increase in the t...