Elgin Opinion
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Blame it on Wall StreetMar 22, 2011 12:00 am - The real economy of the United States, the one where people work and make things, continues to be exploited. Remember the housing bubble? More accurately it was a home m...
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‘Social justice’ a feel-good phraseMar 22, 2011 12:00 am - There has been a disturbing trend over the last decade by the mainstream media, university professors, activists and even the Catholic Church to promote the cause of “so...
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Schielke not a ‘double dipper’Mar 22, 2011 12:00 am - The story on double dipping by Jake Griffin is an attempt to make a mountain out of a mole hill. In particular, as a resident of Batavia, I was shocked and appalled that...
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Unions make for a healthy middle classMar 21, 2011 12:00 am - I really cannot believe people who put down unions. They have very short memories. Twenty-nine miners died in the Upper Big Branch Mine in West Virginia last April 5 bec...
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Whose side are lawmakers on?Mar 21, 2011 12:00 am - It is interesting to see how some view the 14 Democratic senators of Wisconsin as somehow being heroic in their attempt to derail the recently passed law dealing with pu...
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Support Kane’s open space voteMar 21, 2011 12:00 am - Everyone loves seeing the bald eagles along the Fox River and Randall Road. They probably wouldn’t live here if it wasn’t for the open space the residents of Kane County...
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Internet tax another blow to businessMar 21, 2011 12:00 am - Our governor believes his new Internet tax on retailers will save “main street” jobs. Did you know that taxes drive jobs away? Duh! The Performance Marketing Association...
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Delnor staff eased pain with caringMar 21, 2011 12:00 am - I want to pay a great tribute to Dr. Robert Bayer and the nursing staff at Delnor Hospital in Geneva. My wife, Marj Walls, fought a courageous five-year battle with a ve...
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BG would benefit from having Stein on boardMar 20, 2011 6:00 pm - I am proud to say I served with Andy Stein on the Buffalo Grove Zoning Board of Appeals for 5½ years. Andy Stein listened intently to all the applicants that came before...
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Communities need federal workersMar 20, 2011 6:00 pm - In recent months, a great deal of misinformation has been circulating in the media and elsewhere — much of it driven by elected officials — that somehow the government c...