Elgin Opinion
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Writer ignored facts in Walsh criticismSep 14, 2011 5:00 am - There comes a time when intelligent, well-meaning folks realize that heated and emotional rhetoric is not only anti-productive but is childish and accomplishes nothing. ...
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Get fact straight in tea party attacksSep 14, 2011 5:00 am - In a recent letter, the Kendall County Democratic Women joined the attacks on the tea party, blaming them for the U.S. debt downgrade. That’s clearly a false accusation ...
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Obesity battle begins at homeSep 14, 2011 5:00 am - I applaud the Campanelli YMCA in Schaumburg for using their grant money to help fund a program to fight childhood obesity as outlined in a front-page story on Aug. 30. B...
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Community college a valuable resourceSep 14, 2011 5:00 am - History has told us that as the economy sours, more and more people turn to their neighborhood community college to regroup, retrain and look for new careers. And that h...
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Moved by paper’s 9/11 coverageSep 14, 2011 5:00 am - I was dreading the rehash of the 9/11 tragedy that propelled our country into a decade of disastrous wars, but the Daily Herald anniversary edition corrected my mood. Yo...
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With God’s help we can handle our trialsSep 13, 2011 5:00 am - Let’s take a tour around a typical block in your hometown. We’ll check in on your neighbors, down the block, across the street and right next door. How many of their sce...
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Why doesn’t state befriend business?Sep 13, 2011 5:00 am - Did you read Barron’s recently? Their headline ”Best and Worst Run States”: “As more states begin to get their finances in order, the outlook is brightening for municipa...
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Fair Tax will fix host of financial illsSep 13, 2011 5:00 am - Tom Minnerick, in the Sept. 2 Daily Herald, notes that it is wrong to claim we benefit from “Made in China.” When we move production to Red China, the U.S. loses jobs, o...
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Never understood purpose of townshipsSep 13, 2011 5:00 am - Having read all about the salaries of our township supervisors, I am still highly confused about the purpose of townships. They are definitely entities that have not one...
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Wildlife center deserves praiseSep 13, 2011 5:00 am - The professionals, staff and volunteers that humanely work to rehabilitate wildlife species at the Willowbrook Wildlife Center merit commendation and laudation. They ha...