Elgin Opinion
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D158 looks at tax shift between countiesApr 26, 2011 12:00 am - At the April Huntley Unit District 158 school board meeting, member Mike Skala and CFO Mark Altmayer presented data showing a large shift in the school tax burden from M...
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Why require sacrifices of middle class first?Apr 26, 2011 12:00 am - It was sad reading that the bookstore Borders was filing for bankruptcy. Stores will close and hundreds of employees will be laid off. But wait, there is a glimmer of ho...
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Do something now about gas pricesApr 25, 2011 12:00 am - To paraphrase President Ronald Reagan, Mr. Obama, tear down these gas prices! While we’re blowing our paychecks and our budgets driving to work and to the grocery store,...
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New Huntley hospital a boon for areaApr 25, 2011 12:00 am - I would love for the new hospital to be built in Huntley. I have an elderly mother and in-laws who live nearby, and having a hospital close by would help make it easier ...
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Employers should raise payroll deductionApr 25, 2011 12:00 am - Gov. Quinn needed the 2 percent tax hike to get the money to bail out the state’s debt. How come companies do not have to abide by this law? My company has not taken out...
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Tell Congress not to privatize MedicareApr 25, 2011 12:00 am - Rep. Paul Ryan from Wisconsin has proposed turning Medicare over to the insurance companies and providing recipients a “voucher” to buy insurance. Medicare currently ope...
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Higher income tax only hurting IllinoisApr 25, 2011 12:00 am - Gov. Quinn sent all of us a clear message with his recent tax hike. He wants us to clean up the mess he and his mops in Springfield created. The Illinois Policy Institut...
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Township bus makes seniors independentApr 25, 2011 12:00 am - In regards to an article in the Herald regarding the townships: I am an elderly widow with no means of transportation. I take the township bus at least two times a week,...
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Sayad appreciates voters’ supportApr 24, 2011 12:00 am - Dear voters of the 4th Ward, thank you for your support in electing me as your alderman. I look forward to working with the city council, our mayor and the city staff to...
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Fair districting started hereApr 24, 2011 12:00 am - As state legislatures set about redrawing congressional and legislative district lines to reflect the 2010 census, they must conform to the Supreme Court’s equal-populat...