Elgin Opinion
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Attitude toward animals NeanderthalSep 23, 2012 4:40 am - It’s been said that you can judge a society by the way it treats its animals. If that’s the case, future generations surely will believe that Illinois legislators and Ka...
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The SoapboxSep 22, 2012 5:00 am - Thank you, Mayor: A park district commissioner. Then, a village trustee and village president. Thirty-four years of public service Arlene Mulder has given to Arlington H...
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Competence over charismaSep 22, 2012 4:40 am - I read with some amazement the editorial board’s comment in the Aug. 30 edition titled, “Romney’s Fragile Moment in History.” The editorial expresses a lack of understan...
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Seniors shouldn’t have to pay so muchSep 21, 2012 4:11 pm - I am retired and living on a fixed income. My taxes have gone up considerably in the last two years. I appealed two years ago and won, only to still see my taxes go up. ...
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McIlvaine’s home a blight on St. CharlesSep 20, 2012 4:40 am - The first year we lived in St. Charles we were perplexed to see a home on Prairie Avenue resembling a very large half-finished bomb shelter. Much of it was covered by a ...
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A pretty sad wish listSep 20, 2012 4:40 am - As a citizen of the United States, here are the things I want. I want my invalid parents living with me because I can’t afford a facility for them. I want to deplete my ...
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Editorial: A close-to-home economic strategySep 19, 2012 8:59 am - At a meeting with the Daily Herald editorial board this week, Democratic U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin reflected on the usual topics — political dysfunction in Washington, the o...
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Blind political belief helps no oneSep 19, 2012 4:40 am - In order to avoid the hypocrisy of complaining about poorly researched Fence Post letters containing serious errors of fact, I have included essential supporting referen...
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Labels amount to hate mongeringSep 18, 2012 4:40 am - L. Dean Hufsey has every right to his opinion about President Obama’s policies, and he can gush about the film “Obama 2016” to his heart’s content, but when he labels al...
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Hoffman Estates works; let’s not ‘fix’ itSep 17, 2012 5:00 am - I have lived in Hoffman Estates for 34 years. I have been witness to plenty of years of contentious village boards and mayors. Now, I am happy to say, we have some well-...