Elgin Opinion
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COD decisions cost we, the taxpayersDec 04, 2011 4:00 am - After local building authorities ordered a shutdown of construction at the College of DuPage, its President-for-Life responded by ordering the workers to ignore the orde...
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Tax those who draw hefty pensionsDec 04, 2011 4:00 am - In all the stories about school and municipal employee pay and perks, why is it never mentioned that all the retirement pay (often $200,000-plus) is free of Illinois inc...
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Celebrate religious holidays in schoolsDec 04, 2011 4:00 am - I believe we are missing out on valuable educational experiences when we ban religious holiday celebrations from the schools. Let’s educate our children about various cu...
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Wanted: lawmakers who will step upDec 04, 2011 4:00 am - In response to Carol Murray (“Vulnerable citizens suffer as bills unpaid,” Nov. 4), I agree totally with your complaint about getting old bills paid, but I totally disag...
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Say no to fur this ChristmasDec 04, 2011 4:00 am - If you’re like most people, then you’ve already started shopping this holiday season. Here I would like to encourage you to read the labels of clothing items such as coa...
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Put no faith in long-term forecastsDec 04, 2011 4:00 am - I wonder if the pseudo-experts who predicted that 12 to 15 hurricanes would strike the U.S. mainland this year (with six or seven of them being catastrophic) are the sam...
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Drug laws are all about making moneyDec 03, 2011 5:00 am - Regarding your Nov. 21 editorial, yes, drugs are a problem — but why is that? Our drug laws take what should be nothing more than an individual’s medical problem and tur...
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Corporate breaks tax the rest of usDec 03, 2011 5:00 am - I strongly oppose the tax break bill for the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Group and for Sears Holding. The millions of dollars involved are nothing more than a state cave...
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Pension burden is clear in tax billsDec 03, 2011 5:00 am - In the words of Gomer Pile, “Surprise, surprise.” Talk about sticker shock. Our property decreases in value by 25 percent at least, but our tax goes up and up. Take a l...
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Leave shoes at door and be healthierDec 03, 2011 5:00 am - Passing Fremd High School this week, I was appalled by the number of geese gathered on the baseball fields. I took a picture and estimate there must have been 60 to 70 o...