Elgin Opinion
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Let people prosper by their own doingSep 22, 2011 4:00 am - I love people trying to make a political point by citing history about which they have no knowledge. Larry Barbarek suggested that the laissez-faire policies of Calvin C...
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Don’t block jobs plan because it’s Obama’sSep 22, 2011 4:00 am - It is very important that you call Congressman Randy Hultgren to tell him to finally put his partisanship aside. It is time to support, and vote to fully fund, President...
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A good newspaper reports news that helps peopleSep 22, 2011 4:00 am - When you think of what makes a news story, what are some of the words that come to mind? Government? Prominence? Schools? Murder? Tragedy? Money, Scandal, Corruption? We...
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Look past the lies about oil reservesSep 22, 2011 4:00 am - There was a time in the past when Sen. Joe Wilson called out President Obama for lying. I don’t believe our president’s penchant for that style of speaking has diminishe...
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Definition crucial in religion debateSep 21, 2011 4:00 am - The Herald reported on Aug. 27 that Mr. Rob Sherman filed a lawsuit seeking $100,000 in damages against the village of Buffalo Grove. The suit claims that, because the v...
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Kane County needs to pay its lawyersSep 21, 2011 4:00 am - I have been reading for years how the Kane County Board has consistently skirted the issue of pay raises for assistant public defenders and assistant state’s attorneys. ...
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ComEd plan makes no business senseSep 21, 2011 4:00 am - ComEd wants to get paid for saving money. According to news reports, ComEd will save $2.8 billion over 20 years, yet wants to impose a rate increase on its customers. Re...
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President can’t have it both waysSep 21, 2011 4:00 am - “Raising America’s debt limit is a sign of leadership failure ... Increasing America’s debt weakens us domestically and internationally ... Washington is shifting the bu...
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Embarrassed Walsh represents IllinoisSep 21, 2011 4:00 am - Joe Walsh is the epitome of how the rest of the country regards Illinois politicians — egotistic, disrespectful and grandiose. I would hope that an official elected by p...
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Hultgren spewing bunk on job creatorsSep 20, 2011 5:00 am - On Aug, 18 at a town-hall meeting, I asked Rep. Randy Hultgren to explain the evidence that the millionaires and billionaires in our country, the people who are the reci...