Elgin Opinion
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Voters indeed need more infoNov 29, 2012 4:00 am - As I was reading the letter from Richard Sobel of Wilmette, titled “Looking for more guidance in election,” I cheered “Hear, hear!” I startled my husband, who was readin...
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Community’s rights over individuals’?Nov 29, 2012 3:40 am - Elgin Mayor Dave Kaptain’s quote about protecting individual rights by way of “the rights of the entire community” when questioned on the tree cutting moratorium in Elgi...
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Obama has no business in MyanmarNov 28, 2012 3:40 am - Barack Obama went to Myanmar to admonish those in charge indicating, “The work of ensuring and protecting freedom is just begun.” This quote was taken from your Nov. 19 ...
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With better FDA funding, no meningitis outbreak?Nov 27, 2012 3:40 am - Since Reagan the GOP conservatives and, now, the Tea Party radicals, have bitterly complained that government was too big and regulations stifled business. After more th...
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Limit PAC influence with Constitutional amendmentNov 27, 2012 3:40 am - Thank you to all in Kane County who voted for the advisory question on Nov. 6 that called to amend the Constitution to limit the use of corporate, special interest and p...
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Editorial: The fundamental problems of holding dual officesNov 26, 2012 4:00 am - Although we have differences with some of state Sen. Terry Link’s positions, we decided that his background and leadership merited our endorsement in the election just p...
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Why give it away if we’re broke?Nov 25, 2012 3:40 am - Hurrah for Janet Lumm’s Nov. 18 letter. If you took a survey you would find that most people agree with Janet. No one except Americans are helping the people affected by...
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New judge promises integrity, fairnessNov 25, 2012 3:40 am - I recently was elected by the voters of Kane County as a circuit court judge. To be honest, it took about a week for it to fully sink in. That time has allowed me to ful...
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Pro-life forces add to women’s problemsNov 24, 2012 4:00 am - Many articles in the Fence Post start off with a few lines seeming to be on another topic, then shift to the same arguments “pro-life” or anti-abortion groups perpetuate...
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Will Vatican ever OK gay marriage?Nov 24, 2012 3:40 am - Well, the Vatican has come out against gay and lesbian marriage as unnatural. Gays and lesbians have had unions long before there was a Vatican and it flies in the face ...