Elgin Opinion
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Why all the violins? Elgin Symphony replies.Feb 17, 2013 4:00 am - I was in third or fourth grade, and my idea of classical music was “Nutrocker,” by B. Bumble and the Stingers, the rocked-up version of Tchaikovsky’s “March of the Woode...
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Don’t let mental health dialogue stopFeb 17, 2013 3:40 am - Don’t let mental health dialogue stop I would like to thank the Daily Herald for the Feb. 1 editorial that said, “Until the public has a better understanding of the...
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Editorial: Collaboration that adds up to student successFeb 15, 2013 4:00 am - “How will knowing how to solve algebraic equations help me get a job?” That’s a familiar question to many parents of teenagers (and to math teachers, no doubt), especial...
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Amazed at those who judge others’ valuesFeb 15, 2013 3:40 am - Amazed at those who judge others’ values I’m in awe of the ability of Christians to know the mind of God and judge the morality and value of everyone around them. ...
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Homophobic letter should not have runFeb 15, 2013 3:40 am - Homophobic letter should not have run I am writing in response to Feb. 3 letter from Karen Witt of Elgin, headlined “Effort to stamp out Christian influence.” I mus...
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Important to salute valuable teachersFeb 14, 2013 4:00 am - I am a parent of three students at Ridge Circle Elementary school. With continued financial hardships and the struggle of administrators to turn around a broken school s...
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What can District 54 have been thinking?Feb 14, 2013 4:00 am - Thank you to the Daily Herald for continuing to report the embarrassing mess that School District 54 has itself in over their ghastly compensation of district administra...
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Misleading article on Lauzen sign upFeb 14, 2013 3:01 am - Misleading article on Lauzen sign up Jim Fuller’s Feb. 7 article regarding Kane County Board members participation in executive committee meetings misleads readers ...
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Forgot the tally in United StatesFeb 12, 2013 3:40 am - Forgot the tally in United States Victor M. LaPorte’s letter in the Fence Post dated Jan. 27 said that in the 20th century more than 56 million defenseless people w...
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Editorial: Yes to school shooting drills, no to mandateFeb 11, 2013 4:00 am - In the 1950s and ’60s, the teacher would tell kids to take cover under desks when the siren signaled an air raid drill. Fifty years later, teachers lock their doors, dar...