Elgin Opinion
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The SoapboxMay 07, 2011 12:00 am - We can see clearly now: We've applauded DuPage County in the past for the broad access to information its website affords visitors. It's time to do the same for Kan...
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Get tougher against uninsured driversMay 04, 2011 12:00 am - This is in response to the recent letter in Fence Post by Pete Mayhew on uninsured motorists. I couldn’t agree more. In April 2010, my youngest daughter and a friend wer...
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Just what does Obama have time for?May 04, 2011 12:00 am - Isn’t it kind of hypocritical of our president to “not have time for silliness” when finally bringing his birth certificate forth, but he can fly into Chicago for a tapi...
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Public workers are self-sacrificingMay 04, 2011 12:00 am - Recently, a letter was published in Fence Post that called teachers, firemen and policemen “crybabies.” I wonder, does the writer really think that finding and carrying ...
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Three-prong fix to federal budgetMay 04, 2011 12:00 am - The best way to reduce the deficit is to get out of Iraq and Afghanistan, eliminate tax breaks for oil companies and multinational corporations sending jobs overseas and...
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Drilling here would pay off at the pumpMay 04, 2011 12:00 am - Don’t blame Libya for the high prices at the gas pump. Libya produces only about 2 percent of the world’s oil, and the bulk of their output goes to Europe. It is estimat...
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It’s up, up, up on my tax billMay 04, 2011 12:00 am - I was traveling recently and came home to my property tax bill. At first glance, I noticed I was paying less out of pocket than last year. Then I decided to really look ...
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When economy sours, cut governmentMay 04, 2011 12:00 am - I just completed reading Loebman’s article in the April 14 Daily Herald about how the Republicans are driving us into a depression by overdoing the cutting of government...
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Sensible action on immigration enforcementMay 03, 2011 11:00 pm - In government, sustaining an ineffective program is always imprudent. When money is tight, it's senseless. Yet, until Wednesday, 26 counties in Illinois were chained to ...
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Don’t cut funding for child careMay 03, 2011 12:00 am - Cutting funding for child care will only make things worse for Illinois families and our economy. My mom has been a child care provider for 17 years and I just started h...