Elgin Opinion
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Metra needs to clean up lots fasterAug 22, 2011 4:00 am - Dear Metra: I am writing to follow up again on the issues I had written about previously. To my great surprise and disappointment, after being off the train for a few we...
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We need a fresh start on CongressAug 22, 2011 4:00 am - When my computer stops working, I can reboot it and it works again. When my cell phone stops working, I can reboot it and it works again. When my TV stops working, I can...
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Next election holds little hopeAug 22, 2011 4:00 am - I suppose a lot of people watched the Republican clone “debate” on television. They all spoke the party line and argued among themselves about how much of the party line...
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Stop what Obama is doing to AmericaAug 21, 2011 5:00 am - Stop already! Everything would be rosy for our president if his predecessor didn’t mess everything up. He’d fix the economy if he could raise the debt ceiling and spend ...
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Tea party doesn’t work well with othersAug 21, 2011 5:00 am - For months, Fox News, Michele Bachmann and the Republican tea party continued their assault on plans to raise the debt ceiling ahead of the Aug. 2 deadline, claiming the...
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Could the attack on Elgin teacher have been prevented?Aug 21, 2011 5:00 am - Interestingly, for all the words in last week’s three-part series exploring the unprovoked assault on an Elgin High School teacher, the passage that seemed to spark the ...
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The indigent aren’t being representedAug 21, 2011 5:00 am - Doesn’t it seem wrong to expect seniors, children and students to tighten their belts while Exxon-Mobile makes millions a day in profits, the top-10 hedge fund managers ...
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Community organizing a noble pursuitAug 21, 2011 5:00 am - Regardless of the many crises we find ourselves in these days, I will always be proud to be an American. My father (and also my oldest sister) became an American citizen...
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As the Dow dropped, the party went onAug 20, 2011 5:00 am - While the president was in Chicago raising funds for his 2012 re-election and celebrating his birthday, the Dow lost 512 points. Sure glad our country is in good hands. ...
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Time is now to demand peaceAug 20, 2011 5:00 am - We have faith and we pray for peace in Israel/Palestine. But, we desire more than peace. We desire love. Love is the greatest virtue of all. Without forgiveness and reco...