Elgin Opinion
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Don't blame administrationJun 21, 2018 1:00 am - When will these liberal far left people come to realize that the fact that illegal immigrants are the only ones causing families to be separated? When an American citize...
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Don't overlook underlying causes of violenceJun 18, 2018 1:00 am - After retiring early from corporate life, I was fortunate to teach for 16 years in the College of Business at NIU. I am also the proud dad of an outstanding elementary s...
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Editorial: Supporting learning opportunities in untraditional placesJun 17, 2018 11:00 pm - There is no one-size-fits-all way to learn. Some people learn by listening, some by reading or watching. Others prefer to roll up their sleeves and learn on their own. T...
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Pruitt an embarrassmentJun 16, 2018 1:00 am - Scott Pruitt was appointed to secretary of the EPA by Trump because he is both a climate change denier and, while in Oklahoma, spent his career as attorney general chall...
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Editorial: Why are taxpayers still covering end-of-career pay boosts?Jun 13, 2018 11:00 pm - A few years ago, schools in the suburbs starting doing away with a perk that was patently unfair to taxpayers. Starting a few years before retirement, longtime teachers ...
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Ideas for addressing gun problemJun 11, 2018 1:00 am - It's true that the lack of morality supports our gun problem, which is connects to another problem. Committing a mass murder is the moral imbecile's path to an Academy A...
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A sign worth sharingJun 09, 2018 1:00 am - I read with deep regret The Daily Herald article on June 5, "94-year-old's protest sign is too large, Elgin says." My regret is that Myra Becker's sign wasn't larger, bi...
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To participate in government, learn the languageJun 06, 2018 1:00 am - Regarding the Daily Herald editorial "A show of inclusiveness" on May 22: If you are Latino and have lived in Carpentersville since 2007, you should have learned English...
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Collection for troops went well beyond expectationsMay 31, 2018 5:00 am - Recently our group, Help USA Troops, organized a collection and packing drive to send care packages to deployed troops. Our Northwest suburban community of helpers inclu...
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Deal with eyesoreMay 24, 2018 1:00 am - As a proud Fox River/Kane County resident for over 30 years, I ask myself, who could strive to leave or protect that ugly riverside structure next to our Geneva Fox Rive...