Elgin Opinion
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Kaptain a better leader for ElginMar 28, 2011 11:00 pm - I strongly disagree with the Herald’s endorsement of Elgin Mayor Ed Schock. Back in 2007 I exchanged e-mails with Mayor Schock about Elgin’s large illegal immigrant prob...
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Shame on those suing U-46Mar 28, 2011 11:00 pm - I think the five families that are suing the U-46 school district should be ashamed. All the money spent on lawyers could have been put to decreasing class size, buying ...
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Consolidation of school districts wiseMar 28, 2011 11:00 pm - Add my voice to those agreeing with your recent editorial calling for study of the governor’s recommendation to restructure school districts in Illinois. This restructur...
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Ray Rogina for St. Charles councilMar 28, 2011 11:00 pm - Voting is not only a privilege but a responsibility we all share. We are writing to ask voters of the 3rd Ward in St. Charles to support Ray Rogina for alderman. Ray has...
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Shroder for U-46 school boardMar 28, 2011 11:00 pm - I wholeheartedly support Jennifer Shroder’s bid for a spot on the U-46 school board. I have known her since my children started school at Channing Memorial Elementary Sc...
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Vote incumbents in Gail Borden raceMar 28, 2011 11:00 pm - A Gail Borden Public Library trustee has created disturbances, insulted and harassed the staff and cost the taxpayers $12,000 for copying requests and attorney fees. Som...
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Supporting Rogina for STC 3rd WardMar 28, 2011 11:00 pm - To fellow citizens of St. Charles. I have the honor of writing this letter of recommendation for Ray Rogina who is running for 3rd Ward Alderman. I have known and worked...
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Budget cuts are a moral testMar 28, 2011 11:00 pm - As a person of faith, I believe the moral test of any society is how it treats its poor and most vulnerable. Our federal budget should reflect our values and priorities....
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GOP forgot about curtailing spendingMar 28, 2011 11:00 pm - It’s next to impossible to pick up any newspaper in the country and not read a letter from some irate U.S. citizen complaining about taxes being too high and the governm...
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Quinn’s words, actions not consistentMar 28, 2011 11:00 pm - I saw Honest Pat Quinn on TV last night backing the Wisconsin Democrats. He said he’d never balance the budget on the backs of the working middle class. I’ll think of th...