Elgin Opinion
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Say no to Medicaid reform amendmentsMay 26, 2012 4:40 am - To cover a projected $2.7 billion increase in Medicaid program expenses for fiscal year 2013 that starts July 1, the Senate is proposing a Medicaid Reform bill SB 2840 i...
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Pension system can’t be viableMay 26, 2012 4:40 am - State pensions, which are being pushed back to the local level on schools, police and firemen, is all over the news these days. But in my opinion legislators do not seem...
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Stop entitlements; right financial shipMay 26, 2012 4:40 am - “Students for fiscal responsibility” offered a very good example of our government gone wild with spending the evening of May 16 at the Arcada Theater in downtown St. Ch...
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Obama’s big step to fight Alzheimer’sMay 26, 2012 4:40 am - I’ve had to watch as loved ones with Alzheimer’s fade away and lose their memory, sense of self, and control over their bodily functions. Throughout, they seem frightene...
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Fecarotta fires back at township boardMay 25, 2012 10:38 am - Recently the Schaumburg Township supervisor and board sent a letter to Neighbor Fencepost (April 23), trying to justify the decision of eliminating Spectrum as a good fi...
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Congratulations, Harper track teamMay 25, 2012 10:38 am - The Bears are gone, the Blackhawks are gone, the Bulls are gone. The Cubs and Sox ... mmmm, what can I say? So thank you Harper track team; because of you we have a mira...
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Says Spectrum layoffs were mishandledMay 25, 2012 10:38 am - I am one of the 17 former employees of Spectrum whose position was eliminated for alleged cost saving measures. Mary (Wroblewski) has repeatedly expressed the cuts were ...
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Fecarotta letter misleading to residentsMay 25, 2012 10:38 am - Mr. Fecarotta’s letter to the editor (April 16 Neighbor Fencepost) has statements meant to mislead the reader. His statement, “recent decisions, such as outside party fu...
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‘Stone Soup’ witty, insightfulMay 25, 2012 5:00 am - I resent Phillip Nagle calling “Stone Soup” a mindless insult (Fence Post, May 10). As a retired female teacher I find it witty in a subtle way and very insightful into ...
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It’s not difficult to get a photo IDMay 24, 2012 5:00 am - How incredibly insulting it is to minorities to be told that they are incapable of accomplishing the same things as other people. Minorities have been told that they are...