Elgin Opinion
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A lesson in city budgetsNov 12, 2011 5:00 am - There he goes again. From Chris Lauzen’s statement as reported in the Nov. 4 Daily Herald and other news outlets, “… the numbers in Geneva’s own budget say all that must...
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A thought about the Arab SpringNov 12, 2011 5:00 am - Perhaps if we had waited, the people of Iraq would have removed their dictator at little cost to the U.S. Food for thought! Tom McGovern Mount Prospect ...
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Corporations indeed need to be reined inNov 12, 2011 5:00 am - I’ve noticed that a lot of talking heads in the news media, such as George Will, like to characterize the Occupy Wall Street protesters as unfocused and “opaque.” Will w...
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Stop the building and pay the billsNov 11, 2011 5:00 am - Call me naive, but shouldn’t we put all new development, like railroads and new highways, on hold until we get our bills paid? We don’t need high speed rail, and we can ...
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Tea party, Occupy have similar messageNov 11, 2011 5:00 am - Peter Lopatin of Sugar Grove: criticism of the Republicans who oppose Mr. Obama misses the point. Democrats want compromise when they are in a minority in either house, ...
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Lax enforcement of trade laws hurts U.S.Nov 11, 2011 5:00 am - Whirlpool Corp. has revealed plans to close at least two factories in the United States and to move those operations overseas, costing thousands of hard working American...
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Constitutional boundaries ignoredNov 11, 2011 5:00 am - President Obama has asked the Supreme Court to support what he considers his signature legislation — the socialization of American medicine with Obamacare, which require...
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Kane’s shortcuts showed bad judgmentNov 10, 2011 3:00 am - Regarding Kane computer’s computer system: As one who has been involved with several large scale system implementation in Chicago, I can say that while problems are not ...
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Pension fund will sustain itselfNov 10, 2011 3:00 am - As retired elementary school teachers, with a combined 65 years of service to Illinois schoolchildren, and the parents of a third-year teacher, we are alarmed about Sena...
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Think young, GOP contendersNov 10, 2011 3:00 am - President Obama’s ratings are in the basement right now. If the election were this November he might not get re-elected. The problem is the GOP has come up with eight or...