Elgin Opinion
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Many thanks to Elgin beautifiersMay 09, 2011 2:00 am - I would like to thank the person or people involved in planting the hundreds of daffodils along State Street in Elgin just north of Wing Street. The beautiful ribbon of ...
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4-way stop needed at Bent and IllinoisMay 09, 2011 2:00 am - On the corner of Bent and Illinois in Elgin, two stop signs exist, both on Bent. Pace buses, school buses, fire engines, ambulances and 1,500 to 2,200 cars come to these...
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The cure to what ails youMay 09, 2011 2:00 am - Within the last week or two I developed a deep fear of my own mailbox. Every time I get close to this postal portal I feel faint and break out in a cold sweat. You guess...
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Public workers must not cover for stateMay 09, 2011 12:00 am - The group Illinois is Broke is running commercials on the radio in reference to the public pensions of teachers, state university employees, and state workers. This grou...
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DREAM Act bad for AmericaMay 08, 2011 2:00 am - State Sen. Tom Johnson’s vocal support of the plan to create scholarships for immigrants’ children should cause outrage in every single citizen. If this is his way of ma...
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Illinois taxpayers a laughingstockMay 08, 2011 2:00 am - My husband and I live in Del Webb Sun City in Huntley. There are approximately 5,000 homes in the community. All I can say is, shame on the politicians of Illinois. The ...
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TV preacher doesn’t deserve GOP supportMay 08, 2011 12:00 am - According to a recent article in Church and State magazine written by Joseph L. Conn: Texas-based TV preacher Kenneth Copeland takes in millions in tax-deductible donati...
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Don’t cut budget at wildlife’s expenseMay 08, 2011 12:00 am - The 2011 congressional budget compromise included a horribly dreadful decision to delist majestic gray wolves from the endangered species list. This was done to placate ...
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Save our future generationMay 08, 2011 12:00 am - In response to Fence Post writer Melissa Riley and anyone who mistakenly believes that women have “freedom of choice” to end their pregnancies: The truth is women get ab...
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Obama earns no allegianceMay 07, 2011 1:00 am - “Unbelievable” was my reaction to a letter indicating that Obama should be given allegiance for the campaign stunt that was perpetrated over the weekend. In the “capturi...