Elgin Opinion
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Strict gun control urgently neededJan 23, 2013 4:00 am - The recent tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut has resurrected the often contentious subject of gun control. I certainly don’t pretend to have all the...
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Flawed Fatherhood Is the Problem AND the SolutionJan 22, 2013 10:00 pm - ST. CHARLES, IL – January 23, 2013 — As dozens die on Chicago streets, lawmakers struggle to stop the carnage through gun-control legislation, additional policing and sc...
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Reject NRA’s ’blood money’Jan 20, 2013 3:40 am - Reject NRA’s ’blood money’ I hope that those reading this letter heard the spokesman for the NRA arrogantly predict that nothing would pass of the measures the pres...
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The SoapboxJan 19, 2013 4:00 am - Requiring responsibility: A proposed Cook County Board ordinance would fine people who fail to report if their firearms are lost, stolen or sold. Too often, guns bought...
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Defend the right to live, not killJan 19, 2013 4:00 am - This is in response to James Peterson’s Jan. 12 letter which delivers the standard pro-choice position. Abortionists constantly ask, “What about cases of incest or rape?...
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Driver’s license law stems from ineptnessJan 18, 2013 4:00 am - Our governments at both the national and local levels keep proving to us that they do not have the ability to make informed decisions. Gov. Pat Quinn has signed a bill t...
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How about the right to be safe?Jan 18, 2013 3:40 am - How about the right to be safe? The NRA has spent millions on lobbying efforts to defeat, dilute or delay sensible gun legislation in order increase gun sales. More...
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Thanks for holiday pantry donationsJan 17, 2013 3:40 am - Thanks for holiday pantry donations All People’s Interfaith Pantry at 256 E. Chicago St., Elgin would like to send a sincere thank you to all who donated food to th...
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Why so many guns in the first place?Jan 17, 2013 3:40 am - The events at Newtown have resulted in a search for why it happened. All we have done is trot out our two favorite whipping boys: guns and mental illness. These are only...
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Tell of all the ‘pork’ in Sandy relief billJan 17, 2013 3:40 am - Tell of all the ‘pork’ in Sandy relief bill Like all news organizations you are not printing what is in the hurricane Sandy relief bill. You could do yourself a big...