Elgin Opinion
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Job 1: reduce federal spendingSep 07, 2011 4:00 am - Whatever we do, we simply must walk the walk in reducing federal spending. Making this program a reality is so clearly the primary issue that I can’t think of a more dir...
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Seek labels that say ‘Made in USA’Sep 07, 2011 4:00 am - I spent a wonderful day touring Mount Vernon in Virginia. I loved George Washington’s home with the lovely view of the Potomac. The museum there is outstanding. After ou...
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Alternatives needed to tea party puppetsSep 07, 2011 4:00 am - The tea party understands what every gangbanger does — be rude to, over yell and over talk, those you want to intimidate. They know if you ignore the rules of order, dec...
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Time for president to take responsibilitySep 06, 2011 5:00 am - So President Obama’s dismal record almost three years into his term reflects record high unemployment, record high debt, a failed stimulus plan, a faltering economy, bro...
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Let’s pay our own bills firstSep 06, 2011 5:00 am - Today The Associated Press reported that the Social Security disability fund will run out of money by 2017. Last week it was reported we are sending $90 million to North...
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Historical parallel too close for comfortSep 06, 2011 5:00 am - Calvin Coolidge is known to history as an adherent of laissez-faire ideology that resulted in a period of U.S. economic heights called the “Roaring Twenties” during whic...
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Don’t want taxes going to the dogsSep 06, 2011 5:00 am - I am writing in regard to the proposed dog park that will be shared by Elgin and Hoffman Estates. I see that this will initially cost both towns a shared amount of $80,0...
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Prosperity for all a workable goalSep 06, 2011 5:00 am - The promise of America has always been more than “liberty and justice for all.” Don’t forget “prosperity for all,” a moving target that we keep approaching but never hav...
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Retirement fund is all about taxesSep 06, 2011 5:00 am - The Aug. 18 Fence Post response by Mr. Dick Ingram, executive director of the Teachers’ Retirement System, to a previous Daily Herald article about TRS’ “big pension boo...
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This is not real all-day kindergartenSep 06, 2011 5:00 am - We received a letter from J.B. Nelson School in Batavia on June 1 informing us in which session of kindergarten our children have been placed. On the bottom of that lett...