Elgin Opinion
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Rural fire district made big mistakeMar 28, 2011 12:00 am - My family lives just west of St. Charles in the Village of Campton Hills. We are currently in the Fox River & Countryside Fire/Rescue District and all of this will chang...
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If hard on Walker, be hard on QuinnMar 28, 2011 12:00 am - The March 10 Victor Darst letter to the editor regarding Scott Walker campaign funding by the Koch brothers was simplistic and biased. First, Walker said nothing to be a...
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Westboro no model of ChristianityMar 26, 2011 12:00 am - The Supreme Court has ruled that the bizarre Westboro Baptist Church from Kansas has a constitutional right to free speech that includes picketing at military funerals w...
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Editorial: It's no surprise regional supts. fight cuts, but cuts still vitalMar 26, 2011 12:00 am - Let us begin this editorial by asking for a show of hands of all those in the readership audience who know what the area regional school superintendents office does. And...
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Bullying on T-shirts must be stoppedMar 26, 2011 12:00 am - Neuqua Valley High School’s administration should hold a “Day of Silence” in support of all victims of bullying. Bullied children have been taking their own lives for ye...
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The Soapbox: Thin Mints and life lessonsMar 25, 2011 11:00 pm - The Girl Scout cookie sale teaches life skills such as goal setting and leadership. It's unfortunate that for Troop 1347 in Cary the real-life experience had to include ...
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Pi Day event taught wrong thingsMar 25, 2011 12:00 am - I was shocked and disgusted to read that the administrators, teachers and parents of Einstein Academy in Elgin allowed their third-grade students to throw pasta marinara...
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Dignity of Japanese an example for usMar 25, 2011 12:00 am - Simply put, the Japanese culture, unlike most of the so-called civilized world, takes great pride in respect and in dignity. It is ingrained in their children from day o...
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‘Bush Doctrine’ hurt the Arab peopleMar 25, 2011 12:00 am - Charles Krauthammer’s column on March 7 is at best a righty’s wishful view of current events. At worst it is dangerously ignorant of the consequences of recent history. ...
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The Soapbox: Thin Mints and life lessonsMar 25, 2011 12:00 am - Daily Herald Editorial Board The Girl Scout cookie sale teaches life skills such as goal setting and leadership. It’s unfortunate that for Troop 1347 in Cary the real-li...