Elgin Opinion
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McHenry needs more high-paying jobsJan 24, 2011 12:00 am - The proposed Lakewood Sportsplex does not offer the kind of jobs we need in McHenry County. What we need in McHenry County is more corporate headquarters and offices. Th...
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Little oversight of abortion centersJan 23, 2011 11:00 pm - I read with interest your Jan. 14 story about Muddy Paws shelter where 19 dead dogs were found. The question was asked, “How could this happen here?” To quote, “These ar...
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Sacrifices aren’t being made equallyJan 23, 2011 11:00 pm - Happy New Year to all of those constituents who voted for the same party to continue in the path of turning Illinois into a sorry state. Just as the constituents don’t g...
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Letter writer missed another’s sarcasmJan 23, 2011 11:00 pm - I can’t believe Ms. Elaine Kalcsics (Fence Post, Jan. 4) interpreted my sarcastic attack (Dec. 20) on “big business” and the Republican politics of “reducing the minimum...
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Remember that others are sufferingJan 23, 2011 11:00 pm - Life’s lessons are often so hard to bear. As I tell my son about the suicide this morning of our next door neighbor, I must remind him to be kind to all. I tell him a br...
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Act now to repeal income tax hikeJan 23, 2011 12:00 am - On the same day the General Assembly voted to abolish the death penalty, lawmakers also implemented a death penalty on Illinois’ economy by passing a 67 percent income t...
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Arlington Hts. defies own housing policy with Boeger Place voteJan 23, 2011 12:00 am - When a faction of the Arlington Heights village board chooses to discriminate against a segment of our local families, those with a mental disease, it can be concluded t...
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Democrats not alone in blameJan 23, 2011 12:00 am - As a former longtime resident of DuPage County, I listened with interest to talk radio and television over the past days at the justifiable outrage at the Illinois tax i...
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Golash courageous for openly discussing morals in D211 raceJan 23, 2011 12:00 am - In your front page article Friday about Roman Golash, candidate for D211 school board, teacher’s union president and Fremd social studies teacher, Jason Spoor was quoted...
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Time to recall Gov. QuinnJan 23, 2011 12:00 am - I commend the Daily Herald for the recent assessments of what’s going on in Illinois and America. If I could add my voice, I would say: Number one, we just voted to have...