Elgin Opinion
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Oct 22, 2011 5:00 am - No Way, EDA. I have had the privilege of serving the students in District 300 for the past 25 years. As a teacher, coach and administrator, I have observed first hand th...
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To be fair, be fair to allOct 22, 2011 5:00 am - I do not agree with the Occupy Wall Street protesters, but for the sake of argument let’s say that their message of corporate greed, taxing millionaires and spreading th...
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Don’t mess with teacher pensionsOct 22, 2011 5:00 am - I am writing in support of teachers both past and present. Pensions should not be touched. Teachers have paid into their pension for years only to watch the state of Ill...
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Three steps to fix our national deficitOct 22, 2011 5:00 am - The October issue of Money magazine has a long article “what no one is telling you” about Medicare. The writer identifies the problems but offers no solutions. I see a s...
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We need real action from administrationOct 22, 2011 5:00 am - Let us all ask former Sen. Russ Feingold to run for president. I know he has already said “no” to that, but the idea of a strong left challenge to the Bush Jr. in the Wh...
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Are gas stations ripping up off?Oct 22, 2011 5:00 am - Over time I have, when purchasing gasoline, made a series of observations and I wonder if anyone else has noticed the same thing. The next time you buy gas check this ou...
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GOP obstructionism sabotages all of usOct 22, 2011 5:00 am - Recently, every Republican senator, including Mark Kirk, voted to obstruct discussion of President Obama’s American Jobs Act. This was not a vote on the bill itself, but...
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To not know the tea party is to love itOct 22, 2011 5:00 am - In the Herald’s Oct. 2 coverage of the tea party convention, Rep. Joe Walsh inadvertently explained its true effect upon the country so far by stating, “We have a built-...
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‘Commuter tax’ another weight on poorOct 22, 2011 5:00 am - Once again, we see more ways in which our elected officials are trying to take more money from the people with the so-called “commuter tax” idea being discussed, taxing ...
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Why do we bother with speed limits?Oct 22, 2011 5:00 am - We drove to Wisconsin recently via I-90 from Route 20 to the Illinois border. The construction zone speed limit is 45 mph with fines of $375 minimum. I set my cruise con...