Elgin Opinion
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What part of ‘illegal’ don’t you get?Apr 05, 2011 11:00 pm - This letter is in response to the article, “Officials want more control in illegal immigration fight,” published March 29. If this is the kind of control Kane County She...
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Middle class is bad place to beApr 05, 2011 11:00 pm - My school has just started to have full-day kindergarten. It will cost $225 per child per month. Great. It is cheaper than day care. The problem is I only work two days ...
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Union busting bad for everyoneApr 05, 2011 10:00 am - While Nancy Hershberger (Fence Post, March 10) makes several good ethical points, others need factual correction. Wisconsin is not about negotiable details. The giveback...
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Austerity not the best policyApr 05, 2011 10:00 am - This is in response to Mr. Tom Frampton’s response to my original letter. While I appreciate Mr. Frampton’s enthusiasm for the subject, I fear he leapt to a few telling ...
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Golf club sign a driving hazardApr 04, 2011 2:00 am - The Rolling Knolls Country Club sign at the corner of Rohrssen and Bode roads near Elgin has always been a hazard for traffic coming north toward Bode Road. It is imposs...
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Law should allow us to videotape copsApr 04, 2011 2:00 am - I read your coverage of the brutal Streamwood cop convicted of beating a citizen repeatedly with a baton. The judge praised the video from the cop’s own cruiser as the e...
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Let’s make Kirk Road less dangerousApr 04, 2011 2:00 am - What will it take before a stoplight is put at the intersection of Kirk and Giese roads in Batavia? How many people need to get seriously injured or killed before the ci...
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Don’t say regional offices not efficientApr 04, 2011 12:00 am - Your editorial of March 27, “An education in change management,” lacks logic and substance. The premise is that elected officials of regional offices of education (ROEs)...
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Social justice goes beyond economicsApr 04, 2011 12:00 am - The aims of social justice are fairly simple to understand. Social justice promotes a society based on the principles of fairness and human rights, often by defending th...
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Pay raises in human services inequitableApr 03, 2011 2:00 am - An open letter to our legislators: I know you have some difficult decisions to make over the next few months, but I feel compelled to share with you the following infor...