Elgin Opinion
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A word of warning from ChurchillAug 05, 2011 11:00 pm - Barack Obama uses the phrase “shared sacrifice” as a nice way of stating his agenda for socialism. On the other hand, Winston Churchill was more plain spoken: “Socialism...
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Education at a reasonable cost?Aug 05, 2011 11:00 pm - I’m seriously sick of being harassed by the schools for payment of fees. I make payments in full and on time. I got a call today asking why I sent only $100 instead of t...
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Don’t mess with Social SecurityAug 05, 2011 11:00 pm - The Republican representatives who ran for office last November saying that jobs were going to be their first priority have not brought up one jobs bill to be voted on. ...
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Limit p-card use, ensure transparencyAug 05, 2011 3:00 am - It’s much easier to hand a clerk your debit card than it is to hand over money. It’s one reason casinos have you play with chips instead of cash. So it follows that it’s...
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Reasons the education system is brokenAug 05, 2011 3:00 am - The cheating scandal in Atlanta is a perfect example of why the schools will never have enough money. The teachers, principals and superintendents who broke the law coul...
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More casinos would create more addictsAug 05, 2011 3:00 am - I hope Gov. Quinn vetoes the gambling expansion bill. I thought gambling was harmless until my mom became a gambling addict. I never thought a college-educated nurse, wh...
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One way to create term limitsAug 05, 2011 1:00 am - It is time, actually way past time, for another revolution. What is going on now in Congress, and has for the past several decades, is truly taxation without representat...
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If you don’t vote, it’s all your faultAug 05, 2011 1:00 am - People are finally paying attention to the problems our state and federal governments are dealing with today. Some say that those bad radical tea party people are behind...
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Farnham is in touch with constituentsAug 04, 2011 12:00 am - I want to recognize State Rep. Keith Farnham for doing the right thing and voting to cut his own pay. Too often legislators are involved with only themselves, removed fr...
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No curtain call for debt ceiling charadeAug 03, 2011 3:00 am - It is high time alert citizens close the curtain of falsely dichotomous political theater with respect to the fire alarm gimmick known as the federal “debt ceiling.” Bot...