Elgin Opinion
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Troubled by ECC public safety, truck schoolsAug 14, 2012 4:40 am - The Burlington village board OK’d a conceptual plan for ECC’s vision of a regional public safety and sustainability facility. We the people voted to approve a $178 milli...
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No wonder approval of Congress waningAug 14, 2012 4:40 am - William Hicks’ July 26 letter to the editor regarding the Republican House members refusing to compromise on the issue of raising the debt ceiling last summer and the ne...
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D303 should fix weighted gradesAug 12, 2012 4:40 am - I read Jake O’Hara’s and Britney Davidson’s letters regarding class rank with great interest. I agree with Britney that life is competitive and working to achieve high c...
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The SoapboxAug 11, 2012 5:00 am - Golden memories: Whether they won gold medals or not, we salute suburban athletes representing us well at the 2012 Olympic Games. From Aurora's Anna Li cheering on her g...
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Tough life lessons to learn in the standsAug 09, 2012 5:00 am - At a recent major league ballgame a foul ball was hit into the stands. An adult happened to catch the ball. Unbeknown to him, a few seats down sat a cute 3-year-old litt...
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Constitution supports health care actAug 09, 2012 4:40 am - “To promote the general welfare” in our Constitution has a great deal of relevance. Since 1933 we have had Social Security by our government with premiums paid for this ...
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Editorial: ‘Civic contribution’ an unseemly skimAug 08, 2012 5:00 am - A tenth of a penny doesn’t sound like much — especially when it can be translated into thousands of dollars for government. But when it comes to the faith between citize...
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Editorial: A road map to transparencyAug 07, 2012 5:00 am - When Lombard Village Trustee Peter Breen was elected in April 2011, he made transparency in village government a priority. It’s no wonder then that Lombard now is a mode...
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Obama’s contempt for American DreamAug 05, 2012 4:40 am - Obama claims that his “You didn’t build that” remark has been taken out of context, because he was referring to government roads and bridges; but the context is even wor...
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Vote for Romney favors the richAug 05, 2012 4:40 am - How long will Romney refuse to release his tax returns? We already know he has a $100 million IRA, accounts in the Caymans, Bermuda and Switzerland. So, while Romney dod...