Elgin Opinion
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Charter school a good thing for ElginSep 07, 2012 5:00 am - As a member of the Elgin Charter School Initiative, I want to provide a few facts about charter schools. Charter schools are public schools. They are open to any student...
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Join Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Oct. 21Sep 05, 2012 11:00 pm - Did you know that one out of every two women newly diagnosed with breast cancer reaches out to the American Cancer Society for help and support? You can help end breast...
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They vaccinate horses, don’t they?Sep 05, 2012 4:40 am - Ruth Kramer wrote wanting to know why there is no vaccine for the West Nile virus. Well, there is ... for horses. We live in rural Dundee Township and for the past six y...
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Ryan not quite a man of the peopleSep 05, 2012 4:40 am - Paul Ryan is a one percenter. His congressional salary is $174,000 and he has disclosed 2010 investment income between $168,000 and $1.2 million annually. (The range abo...
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“Obama: 2016” a must-see movieSep 04, 2012 4:40 am - Just saw the movie, “Obama: 2016,” recently. The theater was packed. Yet everything was orderly and quiet. You could hear a pin drop. This movie is not fiction. It is a ...
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Editorial: The hopeful signs for workers in 2012Sep 03, 2012 5:00 am - On the day set aside to celebrate the role of working people in American economic life, it can be a little unnerving to contemplate the state of “labor” in 2012. In many...
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Pressure on Mathias over StoneSep 03, 2012 4:52 am - We were greatly disappointed to hear that state Rep. Sidney Mathias ducked direct questions posed at his Town Hall meeting regarding his collaboration with and support f...
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Robinson an Obama apologistSep 02, 2012 4:40 am - Eugene Robinson should not be calling the GOP liars. This label may fit both Democrats and Republicans. A fact is President Obama took $716 billion out of Medicare to fi...
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Medicare increase was exaggeratedSep 02, 2012 4:40 am - In the Sunday, Aug. 19, issue of the Daily Herald Mr. Morrissey of Huntley indicated Plan B of Medicare will rise in cost to $247 per person per month in two years from ...
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Give Obama time to fix Bush’s messAug 31, 2012 5:00 am - I am preparing for the October elections already. I say October because I always vote on the first early voting day. My preparations include getting a bunch of CD or VHS...