Elgin Opinion
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Prairie State scores continue to flagOct 11, 2011 5:00 am - To say that there is a crisis in the Illinois educational system would be an understatement. In Illinois, all high school juniors take the Prairie State Achievement Exam...
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Smoothen out bad Route 20 repaveOct 11, 2011 5:00 am - The current resurfacing project on Route 20 in Elgin needs attention. Last week, the inside eastbound and inside westbound lanes were opened after resurfacing while the ...
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Religious freedoms are being attackedOct 11, 2011 5:00 am - Of great concern to many who profess Judeo Christian beliefs are recent actions by the Justice Department and the Department of Health and Human Services. Examples: forc...
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Coyotes, people can coexist in peaceOct 11, 2011 5:00 am - Can we agree that the coyotes were here long before suburbanites established their turf. Farmers nurtured a hatred for them because these “prairie wolves” preyed upon th...
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Why seats were empty at Sox gamesOct 11, 2011 5:00 am - The press revealed that the White Sox were searching for a way to fill all the empty seats for the White Sox games. There is no mystery about it. The terrible start real...
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Walsh among others on shameful listOct 11, 2011 12:00 am - As a resident of the 8th Congressional District, I am ashamed and embarrassed that our district is represented by Joe Walsh. A watchdog group Citizens for Responsibility...
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A kind stranger warms her heartOct 10, 2011 5:00 am - I want to thank the kind gentleman who witnessed my automobile accident on Monday, Sept. 12, at the intersection of Golf Road and Walgreens mall entrance. He kindly stop...
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Thanks to all who work to fight ALSOct 10, 2011 5:00 am - The mechanism, or cause, of ALS (also known as Lou Gehrig's disease) has long eluded scientists and prevented the development of effective therapies. However, a new stud...
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Let sheriff do his job, ICE do theirsOct 10, 2011 5:00 am - Mayor Ron Craig of Hanover Park should not be blamed for his misreading of the Cook County ordinance that tells the federal government to stop using County resources to ...
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A life well-lived: Goodbye to a friendOct 10, 2011 5:00 am - On Sept. 21 we attended the memorial celebration of Stewart Hale’s life at the Christus Victor Church. Stewart was my best friend in Elk Grove. I met Stuart in 2004 when...