Elgin Opinion
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Larkin students benefit from courageous decisionApr 24, 2011 12:00 am - Kudos to the Principal Jon Tuin at Larkin High School, Elgin U-46, for allowing a student group to hold an informational session on atheism in the school cafeteria. Scho...
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This is why we need township governmentApr 24, 2011 12:00 am - The Hanover Township office of community health is a godsend of health services for seniors and many other groups of people who cannot afford the high cost of health car...
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So, who isn’t paying taxes?Apr 24, 2011 12:00 am - One common defining factor used by those who rail against the “illegals” is that they pay no taxes. Based on the estimates of the Tax Policy Center, 45 percent of U.S. h...
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Trustee Cecille: Thank you, StreamwoodApr 24, 2011 12:00 am - Thank you for placing your trust and confidence in me by re-electing me as a Streamwood village trustee. I appreciate the voters’ support. I will continue to be the inde...
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She’s all for slots at the trackApr 24, 2011 12:00 am - I’m all “for” slots at the A.H. racetrack, and do not care who knows it! Do the “locals” that oppose the slots, think this would stop that form of entertainment, they ca...
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Obamacare is everyone’s careApr 24, 2011 12:00 am - Rep. Joe Walsh’s crusade to defund the Affordable Care Act is ludicrous. He wants to eliminate the law that is already helping tens of thousands of his constituents — in...
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More at stake than just racing in saving trackApr 24, 2011 12:00 am - There has been much debate about the pros and cons of having slot machines at Arlington Racetrack. The time is now to approve slot machines for Arlington racetrack, with...
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Hersey mom says thanks for teachersApr 24, 2011 12:00 am - I believe that education is the answer to most if not all of our social ills. Therefore, I think that it would be more helpful to talk about the favorable aspects of our...
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The Soapbox: Thanks, mayorsApr 23, 2011 7:00 am - In the wake of this month’s elections, the names on the desks of mayors and village presidents in several suburbs are changing. Today we recognize the efforts of those l...
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A solution to the union problemApr 23, 2011 12:00 am - There is no question that in the past unions have helped people fight greedy corporations. But today, now that unions have grown powerful, who now protects the people fr...