Elgin Opinion
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Holiday’s origin ignored in letterDec 17, 2011 4:00 am - The Nov. 25 Daily Herald included USA Weekend as a supplement, and a feature of that supplement was “The 2011 Obama Holiday Letter” written by President Barack Obama for...
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Right decision on Cubs managerDec 17, 2011 4:00 am - Mr. Ronald Ashley thinks the decisions by Mr. Ricketts are all wrong (Fence Post, Nov. 19). He also thinks Barry Rozner has a “poison pen and did everything he could to ...
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The SoapboxDec 17, 2011 4:00 am - What’s the message, Part I: Companies commonly send to newsrooms promotional materials with “goodies” included. The people with the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl did that to p...
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Kudos to ABC for ‘Made in America’Dec 17, 2011 4:00 am - ABC Nightly News should be complimented for a regular segment called “Made in America.” in one segment, the reporter, tipped off by a U.S. Senator, found the majority o...
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New party could solve our problemsDec 17, 2011 4:00 am - After the supercommittee’s inability to reach compromise regarding trimming the budget and revising taxes, it’s time to junk both political parties. Let’s start two new ...
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Who is it again who supports the rich?Dec 17, 2011 4:00 am - Mr. Minnerick thinks the GOP supports the rich. When almost half of income tax filers pay no federal income tax, I would call that support for the non-rich. Also, the Bu...
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Keep fighting for campaign reformsDec 17, 2011 4:00 am - Your editorial “We all have an obligation as voters” (Nov. 27) was right on the money. We had better wake up to what is going on at all levels of government and start ho...
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Putting teachers and rest on same planeDec 17, 2011 4:00 am - Chuck Coletta ends his recent letter about the Teachers Retirement System with this: “Contrary to what Bill thinks, our contributions are not being invested.” Welcome to...
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Our debtors may not be so forgivingDec 17, 2011 4:00 am - The parable of the Prodigal Son carries an important teachable moment: Having demanded all his inheritance, he quickly squandered it and was forced to slop pigs, to slee...
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A ditty for our timesDec 17, 2011 4:00 am - It has been said that the more things change the more they remain the same. Now that many people are getting ready for Christmas, I remember a verse from the old carol “...