Elgin Opinion
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We must cut to get out of debtApr 23, 2011 12:00 am - Our country is so deep into debt that just the interest payments on the debt, paid mostly to foreign countries, are nearly $8 billion each week. How do we ever get out o...
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Hultgren blew it on austere budgetApr 23, 2011 12:00 am - Congressman Hultgren, along with almost all other House Republicans, voted April 18 in favor of the brutal budget proposed by Rep. Ryan. This budget would essentially de...
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Who’s representing the common folk?Apr 23, 2011 12:00 am - I have not written to Fence Post in a very long time but decided that this issue was too important for me to remain mute. I have watched the news coverage of Mr. Quinn, ...
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“Les Mis” a triumph for Dundee-CrownApr 23, 2011 12:00 am - They did it again. Dundee-Crown High School has produced another musical sensation — “Les Mis.” I had the privilege to see it April 15 and must sing the praises of every...
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Bar social agendas from budget debateApr 23, 2011 12:00 am - If the ongoing federal “budget” debate is really all about fiscal responsibility and not social issues and oil, House and Senate members on both sides of the aisle shoul...
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GOP cuts focus only on short termApr 23, 2011 12:00 am - Caustic broadcaster Sean Hannity rejected the idea that Republican spending has anything to do with our current debt and deficit in a recently televised spat with Rep. A...
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Bravo for township insurance probeApr 23, 2011 12:00 am - It’s refreshing to see a local newspaper do a great job of good old investigative reporting and then take a strong follow-up stand calling for specific action to correct...
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Avalanche of charity requests does no goodApr 23, 2011 12:00 am - Since late December I have received 117 mailed requests for donations from 43 charities. Many of these include several pages of heartwarming stories and all sorts of pre...
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Obama has started a long ‘odyssey’Apr 23, 2011 12:00 am - Does anyone appreciate the irony that Barack Obama launched his 2012 campaign exactly on the eighth anniversary of “Operation Iraqi Freedom?” When we were kids we’d ofte...
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Stop spending on Red Gate bridgeApr 23, 2011 12:00 am - Stand up, St. Charles merchants and North High School parents. Mayor DeWitte and the city council are ignoring the safety concerns at St. Charles North by proceeding wit...