Elgin Opinion
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More taxes, fewer servicesAug 05, 2012 4:00 am - With more than half the year gone, we can look back again at the City of Elgin budget for 2012 and separate the facts from the fiction. When this year's budget was appro...
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We need fresh start: Vote out incumbentsAug 04, 2012 5:00 am - Once elected, our legislators, both state and federal, forget their campaign promises and concentrate on what is really important, their re-election. The perks of their ...
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Let people carry guns; punish lawbreakersAug 02, 2012 4:40 am - If Mr. Fanella does not want to carry a firearm for his defense, that is fine. But please don’t advocate a criminal law that prevents others from doing so. I do not beli...
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Sick and tired of infomercialsJul 31, 2012 4:40 am - How can TV networks get away with all these massive commercials and infomercials. People are sick of paying a lot of money to watch all this junk. We pay for these fat c...
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Walsh’s best isn’t good enoughJul 29, 2012 5:00 am - I wanted to say a special thank-you to Congressman Joe Walsh, who has been getting some bad press lately. Thank you, Joe, for doing your best to make sure that millions ...
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Relay For Life almost hits goalJul 29, 2012 4:40 am - On behalf of the American Cancer Society Relay For Life of Kane County committee, I would like to say “Wow!” Thanks to your support, Relay For Life of Kane County had 75...
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Letter to McConnaughayJul 29, 2012 4:00 am - Open letter to Kane County Board Chairman Karen McConnaughay: I can see firsthand that any citizen in the county that would dare at this critical economic juncture to qu...
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Editorial: Planning, training to keep our kids safeJul 27, 2012 5:00 am - The scene was all too real. Yellow police tape marked off the Gifford Street High School parking lot while Elgin’s SWAT team armed with rifles waited for their signal to...
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Throw out your voter cardJul 27, 2012 4:40 am - There is growing momentum across the country to put a resolution on the November ballot to repeal Citizens United. In 2009, the Supreme Court said that corporations are ...
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Why afraid of voter ID cards with photos?Jul 27, 2012 4:40 am - Eugene Robinson is a typical crying liberal. You can spin what people say almost any way you want. Referring to Mr. Robinson’s comment on Mike Turzsai, a Pennsylvania Re...