Elgin Opinion
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Fear of government hardly a paranoiaJan 29, 2013 3:40 am - Fear of government hardly a paranoia On Jan. 17, Richard Cohen calls the Americans that fear their government paranoid. Well, after World War I in 1932, when the ve...
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Local elections teem with ballot challengesJan 27, 2013 4:00 am - The pros and cons go something like this: Pro: If a candidate can't be bothered to follow the rules for running — getting enough signatures, doing the paperwork correctl...
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GOP: More specifics on spending cutsJan 27, 2013 3:40 am - GOP: More specifics on spending cuts The Republicans’ brand is spending cuts. Cutting spending has appeal in the abstract, but has no appeal in the detail. All spen...
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Gun control, followed by genocidesJan 27, 2013 3:40 am - EDITOR’S NOTE: We have determined that portions of this letter are plagiarized from two separate sources, a YouTube video entitled “56 Million People Exterminated from G...
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Why the annual exemption applications?Jan 26, 2013 4:00 am - I just completed my annual Cook County 2012 Senior Citizen Exemption Application, and I don’t understand why state legislators revised the law requiring this be filed an...
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Elgin readers’ support much appreciatedJan 26, 2013 3:40 am - Thank you, friends of literacy; your support of the Community of Readers program has brought the “sweet serenity of books” to children of Elgin Area School District U-46...
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Editorial: Giving the discussion on suburban housing a new shapeJan 25, 2013 4:00 am - Phrases like “urban planning,” “subregional solutions (to) short- and long-term housing needs” and “policy remedies” don’t exactly flow off the tongue with the ease or e...
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State should keep pension promisesJan 25, 2013 3:40 am - State should keep pension promises This is in response to pension benefits described by Rep. Nekritz. She refers to teachers who receive a pension of $95,000 upon r...
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Stand up for traditional marriageJan 25, 2013 3:40 am - Stand up for traditional marriage Lawmakers cannot operate in a spiritual vacuum. Our country and Constitution were based on a very firmly defined set of Judeo-Chri...
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Ticket for parking on own driveway?Jan 24, 2013 3:40 am - Ticket for parking on own driveway? We have lived in our house for 31 years. Just within the year we have found out that we cannot park on the approach of our drive...