Elgin Opinion
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Track’s future more critical than village’s imageJun 05, 2011 8:00 pm - I find it very amusing, or sad, depending how you look at it, that the village of Arlington Heights if more concerned about it’s so-called “high quality” image than savi...
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Disinfecting of waterways vitalJun 05, 2011 8:00 pm - When I ran for Metropolitan Water Reclamation District Commissioner in 2009, I supported disinfection of the wastewater that this agency releases into the waterways. Dis...
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Debt restructuring would restore honorJun 05, 2011 8:00 pm - Illinois Treasurer Dan Rutherford has changed his mind about debt restructuring. The treasurer previously supported the concept, under which the state would sell low-int...
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Kudos to Elk Grove Wellness Center staffJun 05, 2011 8:00 pm - With all the nasty talk in the Fencepost daily letters, most of the time it seems, that I feel everyone could use a “nice letter” of thank you to some deserving people a...
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Grateful for Mom’s former co-workersJun 05, 2011 8:00 pm - In today’s world you hear so many negative comments regarding large companies and how they don’t care for their employees. Well that is not the case at the Daily Herald....
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Mt. Prospect park staff rescues Memorial Day ceremonyJun 05, 2011 8:00 pm - It is important to recognize exceptional performance when it happens. If it hadn’t been for the efforts of Walt Cook and his capable engineering staff, the Memorial Day ...
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Schaumburg course rude to seniorsJun 05, 2011 8:00 pm - I am writing this letter to complain about Schaumburg Golf Course handling and lack of support for senior citizen and people who have a physical difficulty walking a gol...
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Close loophole on campaign financingJun 05, 2011 8:00 pm - The Daily Herald did an excellent job connecting the dots between what legislators do (or don’t do) with regard to election law and campaign finance rules and how that a...
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Delay legislator pay until they fix pensionsJun 04, 2011 7:00 pm - Illinois issued $3.7 billion in pension obligation bonds at yields of up to 5.877 percent for eight-year maturities in February. The Wall Street Journal Feb. 24 caption ...
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Must the teacher bashing continue?Jun 04, 2011 7:00 pm - I am wondering what the motivation was by the writer in the “Six Counties in 60 Seconds” section of the May 25 Daily Herald. “Richard M. Daley is taking the advice of th...