Elgin Opinion
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Park district ‘snubs’ Wendell JonesDec 12, 2011 4:00 am - I can’t believe that our Palatine Park District would NOT support honoring Wendell Jones by adding his name to Towne Square. This is the epitome of cronyism, and contrar...
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Illinois needs updated tax lawsDec 12, 2011 4:00 am - Despite job gains that reduced the national unemployment rate to 8.6 percent, Illinois’ rate remains at 10 percent, meaning hundreds of thousands of Illinoisans remain j...
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Why sharing about students should be mandatedDec 12, 2011 4:00 am - Your daughter is being victimized by cyberbullies and her teachers know about it. Should they tell you? You know your daughter is being victimized by bullies at school....
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Art student mad that NIU took hard lineDec 12, 2011 4:00 am - I believe Northern Illinois University is being unfair about their art show. NIU is offering a scholarship for the best pieces in this show. I am a senior Studio and AP ...
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Bartlett voters can write their own endingDec 12, 2011 4:00 am - After I attended the last Bartlett village board meeting Dec. 6, I came home and tried to relax with my family. We were watching “The Grinch Who Stole Christmas” and tha...
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Local gift shopping better for AmericaDec 12, 2011 4:00 am - As the holidays approach, the giant Asian factories are kicking into high gear to provide Americans with piles of cheaply produced goods — merchandise that is being prod...
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Kelly served Bartlett well for many yearsDec 12, 2011 4:00 am - Shame on the Daily Herald for first writing that article on Sunday. And double shame on the board and trustees for the way they handled it. It should never been a topic ...
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Embrace life, not campaign boostingDec 11, 2011 4:00 am - To Terry Cosgrove, president and CEO of Personal Pac Chicago: As I see it, you and Pat Quinn have embraced the culture of death. Neither of you values life as a gift. Yo...
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Let’s occupy sites in D.C. insteadDec 11, 2011 4:00 am - It’s time to pack up the tents, get out of the public parks and clear the streets to protest the loaning and repayment of billions of dollars to U.S. banks. The real pro...
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The other meaning of ‘Black Friday’Dec 11, 2011 4:00 am - It is clear to most that “Black Friday” gets its name from the commercial expectation that the millions of dollars of sales on the day after Thanksgiving enables our nat...