Elgin Opinion
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Offer more training for day care workersApr 28, 2011 12:00 am - I’m writing in regards to the article “No room for suburban special needs kids?” Having worked in one of the chain day care centers mentioned in this article, I can unde...
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Banks, developers get a sweet dealApr 28, 2011 12:00 am - I believe our friends in Springfield have again done us a “favor” that is not in our best interest. They have modified the state property tax directives that county asse...
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Stop jerks who give Elgin black eyeApr 28, 2011 12:00 am - I have been a resident of Elgin for more than 20 years now and I’m writing to express my sadness over an incident that happened over the weekend at the Elgin Sports Comp...
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Let’s hold a debt summitApr 28, 2011 12:00 am - Standard and Poors has sounded the alarm. The time is right because both political parties agree there is a problem with our national debt. We, as a country, seem to nee...
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Let’s make Hultgren one and doneApr 28, 2011 12:00 am - Rep. Randy Hultgren voted to radically change Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security and Operation Head Start for preschool children, plus other federal programs that citiz...
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Age limit on tanning takes away freedomApr 28, 2011 12:00 am - I greatly appreciate how you kept your impartiality intact throughout your article, “State suggests 17 is too young to tan,” without constantly ranting about your opinio...
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Require backup cameras now, not laterApr 27, 2011 12:00 am - Every major leap in automobile safety has come with inexplicable pushback from those who complain about added costs and abrogation of personal rights. The seat belt was ...
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Law breakers are being rewardedApr 26, 2011 12:00 am - Thank you to Sue Tiederman of Elgin for her March 28 Fence Post letter, “Family decided in 2004 to break law.” Every day, month and year illegals are breaking the law re...
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Why should GOP run this country?Apr 26, 2011 12:00 am - Arizona Sen. John Kyl says 90 percent of Planned Parenthood money goes to abortions when actually it’s only 3 percent. When he is called to account on that statement he ...
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Trump’s 15 political minutes are upApr 26, 2011 12:00 am - It seems that I can’t turn on a television set anymore without seeing the smirking face of business tycoon and TV host Donald Trump. The Donald is a colorful character w...