Elgin Opinion
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Senator’s view of pensions one-sidedNov 24, 2011 4:00 am - State Sen. Matt Murphy thinks the public can be easily fooled. He says, “ ... clout-heavy union leaders and other insiders benefit from special deals allowing them to co...
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Seniors aren’t to blame for U.S. debtNov 24, 2011 4:00 am - To Bill Hartman: I read your letter in the Herald (Nov. 8) and I think you better start checking things out on Social Security and Medicare before you start telling “Gra...
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Let the ball courts be silent this seasonNov 24, 2011 2:00 am - Let me ask, do you miss the NBA season so far? Does it concern you that it looks like the NBA 2011-2012 season will not happen due to greed from both sides of the aisle?...
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Several factors offset pension liabilityNov 23, 2011 5:00 am - Mike Riopell’s article titled “Do pension ads tell the real story?” was enlightening. However, like every article written about the Illinois pension problem, it misses a...
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Carpentersville won’t raise taxes 24%Nov 23, 2011 5:00 am - I am very disappointed in the inflammatory and misleading headline and story report provided in a recent Daily Herald. The Village of Carpentersville was following state...
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State’s paying plenty into pensionsNov 23, 2011 5:00 am - With all the rhetoric regarding the state of Illinois not paying its fair amount toward its public pension obligations, I decided I would have a look at the numbers myse...
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Include service record in obitsNov 23, 2011 5:00 am - I am a habitual reader of the obituaries and have noticed that, like many others, we are losing our veterans at an appalling rate. Veterans of Word War II, Korea and Vie...
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Romney not the man to face ObamaNov 23, 2011 5:00 am - Anyone who is following presidential politics in this crucial election cycle realizes who the mainstream liberal media would prefer to run against their hero, President ...
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Editorial: Legislature should judge Sears deal on its own meritNov 23, 2011 4:00 am - After months at odds, representatives of Sears Holdings, Community Unit District 300 and Hoffman Estates sat down in an office at the state Capitol in Springfield last w...
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Elgin council doesn’t understandNov 22, 2011 4:00 am - Taxes on top of taxes. It seems that Elgin City Council members are determined to raise new taxes because, after all, other municipalities have more taxes. Perhaps the c...