Elgin Opinion
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There’s no courage in raising taxesFeb 17, 2011 11:00 pm - There’s no courage in raising taxes Matt Flamm, in his Feb. 1 letter, said that Illinois lawmakers “deserve our respect” for raising our taxes. Really? By 67 percen...
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Let’s see civility from liberals, tooFeb 17, 2011 11:00 pm - Let’s see civility from liberals, too President Obama and his administration are encouraging conservatives to be civil. Were liberals civil when they called Preside...
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Health care law is about choicesFeb 17, 2011 11:00 pm - Health care law is about choices Enough! The theatrics on display by Republican representatives and senators ignore the value of the Affordable Care Act. The presid...
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Wealth arguments don't hold upFeb 17, 2011 10:00 pm - Wealth arguments don't hold up Sometimes it seems so easy to vote Republican. They'll lower my taxes. I'm not quite sure what else they'll do besides promise to bal...
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Innovation and school consolidationFeb 17, 2011 10:00 pm - The suburbs are home to loads of public school systems. Just under 300 of them, all told, located here in the six-county area around Chicago. That represents about a thi...
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Cut duplication of servicesFeb 17, 2011 10:00 pm - Cut duplication of services Currently, unincorporated areas fall under several governmental jurisdictions. Townships repair and maintain the roads, Cook County prov...
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Plan to pay debt is snow jobFeb 17, 2011 12:00 am - Our governor seeks support for a debt restructuring plan to pay Illinois’ bills promoting Senate Bill 3. He says the tax increases to individuals and businesses of 67 an...
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Fire district heads down risky pathFeb 17, 2011 12:00 am - Your boss won't give you a raise and the guy who has been cutting your grass for years — for whatever reason, you can't do it yourself — raises his rate to offset higher...
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Revoke licenses of bad docsFeb 17, 2011 12:00 am - I want to commend State Representative Jack Franks for introducing legislation to protect your constituents and all Illinoisans. Rep. Franks recently filed legislation t...
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Questions U-46 snow policyFeb 17, 2011 12:00 am - I don’t understand what the administration running School District U-46 was thinking. The City of Elgin sends out a phone blast to tell everyone to stay off the roads be...