Elgin Opinion
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The SoapboxApr 29, 2011 12:00 am - Altruism is alive and well: It’s one thing to offer help to someone you know and love, but there’s something even more virtuous about sacrificing for the benefit of a co...
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A veteran recognizes soldier’s sacrificesApr 29, 2011 12:00 am - A letter to Lt. Matt Spartz: I have just finished reading your column in this morning’s Herald. I want to let you know that I am grateful for your concern for our countr...
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Hypocrisy is oozing from the rightApr 29, 2011 12:00 am - It was another week of hypocrisy from the right. Arizona Sen. Jon Kyl lied about Planned Parenthood on the floor of the U.S. Senate, then said his lie “wasn’t meant to b...
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Apr 29, 2011 12:00 am - On Monday, May 2, the City of St. Charles has two aldermen retiring — John McGuirk from the 3rd Ward and Betsy Penny from the 2nd Ward. For the past six years I have had...
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Who are we fooling about Afghanistan?Apr 29, 2011 12:00 am - More than 480 militant Taliban inmates escape from an Afghan prison by “crawling” 350 yards through a 3-foot-wide hole in 4½ hours. Let’s look at the math. Sending 480 p...
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Murder shows need for changes in lawsApr 29, 2011 12:00 am - The shooting of an innocent woman in a parking lot by a Canadian male shows two things the state of Illinois must do. First, pass concealed carry now and give citizens ...
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Eliminate deficit in 5 easy stepsApr 29, 2011 12:00 am - Here is an idea to relieve our $15 trillion deficit. We have been supporting the Middle East regimes for at least 30 years with our military. Let’s send them a reasonabl...
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Football’s dangerous — and for what?Apr 28, 2011 12:00 am - In his story about the renewal of the Northwestern-Notre Dame football rivalry, Lindsey Willhite quotes Pat Fitzgerald, the current Northwestern University coach (“NU-No...
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Some ways to make the budget workApr 28, 2011 12:00 am - Now it becomes perfectly clear, The president has spoken in his budget address that the Democratic Party has a lack of responsibility and knowledge of economics. His so-...
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World peace not just up to U.S.Apr 28, 2011 12:00 am - Since World War I, America has had the strongest economy in the world and has extended its reach to all corners of the globe in order to keep the peace. The United State...