Elgin Opinion
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Find money to stop human services cutsMay 03, 2011 12:00 am - Illinois lawmakers are on the verge of making disastrous cuts to vital human services that will undermine the success of children, youth and families. The heaviest cuts ...
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Path to Prosperity quite the oppositeMay 03, 2011 12:00 am - A key part of Paul Ryan’s 2012 budget, which he calls a “Path to Prosperity,” is dismantling Medicare while at the same time repealing the Patient Protection and Afforda...
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Slain woman is a victim of state lawsMay 03, 2011 12:00 am - Forty-eight states can’t be wrong about concealed carry, can they? It certainly wasn’t demonstrable by the April 15 story “Prosecutors: Killer stalked victim.” This stor...
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Long after Civil War, new divisions ariseMay 03, 2011 12:00 am - As the nation remembers the opening shots of its darkest days on the 150th anniversary of the “Civil War,” which supposedly made us one nation, the divisions run just as...
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New hospital needed in HuntleyMay 03, 2011 12:00 am - I enthusiastically support Centegra’s proposal and plan to build a hospital in southern McHenry County and particularly in Huntley. As the county continues to grow, and ...
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Disposing of body happened too soonMay 02, 2011 2:00 am - On Sunday, the Navy bravely engaged a group of terrorists, killing several in their safe house. Unfortunately this action created a naysayer’s dream. Burying the body at...
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GOP should recognize this Obama successMay 02, 2011 2:00 am - As we watched the wonderful Sunday night news that Osama Bin Laden’s reign of terror was over, some thoughts coursed through our minds. Above all else, our president of ...
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Maine Twp. youth have ‘sticker shock’May 02, 2011 12:00 am - On April 13, 2011, the Maine Community Youth Assistance Foundation Coalition conducted Project Sticker Shock in Maine Township. I am happy to report that Sticker Shock w...
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Unthoughtful reforms will only hurt patientsMay 02, 2011 12:00 am - Medical offices are small businesses. Physicians are in the unique position to see both sides of the recent debate on changing Illinois’ workers’ compensation rules. Whe...
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See how it’s done, Washington?May 02, 2011 12:00 am - Yesterday I attended a town-hall meeting sponsored by Michelle Mussman, our new state rep. All I knew of Ms. Mussman was she was highly recommended to me by my bride of ...