Elgin Opinion
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Retired state representative urges new spirit of cooperationJan 20, 2011 11:00 pm - To the residents of the 54th District: I want to thank you for giving me the tremendous opportunity to serve as your state representative for the past 12 years. It was a...
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Nixing death penalty easy way outJan 19, 2011 10:00 pm - If the system is broken, they should have worked to fix it. Instead they take the easy way out and will abolish it. Some say being in prison for life is worse then being...
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Quinn sold out over tax increaseJan 19, 2011 10:00 pm - You don't have to “read Qunn's lips.” He promised he wouldn't raise taxes above 1 percent when he was begging votes just a few weeks ago, but on Jan. 12 Quinn, Madigan a...
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Free trade is not fair tradeJan 19, 2011 10:00 pm - In the Jewel flier for the week beginning Jan. 6, there was an ad for “Free Trade African Sweetheart Roses.” Yes, they are inexpensive, but what is the cost of these flo...
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Federal pensions: One to customerJan 19, 2011 10:00 pm - I read with great interest your article on “Record U.S. deficit.” I understand the need for the U.S. to stop its outrageous spending; much on the two wars that continue ...
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Talk of death panels is pure nonsenseJan 19, 2011 10:00 pm - If you repeat an outrageous lie enough times, people will start to believe the ridiculous. This is the likely explanation for Cal Thomas' scree on Jan. 5 (“Heed Palin's ...
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Driver’s reputation second to kids’ livesJan 19, 2011 12:00 am - Methinks thou protest too much Mr. Shacter (Fence Post, Jan. 11). I have a question for you. Would you put your child or grandchild on a bus driven by that drunk woman? ...
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More eloquence, less cussing neededJan 19, 2011 12:00 am - Obama’s speech and the Gettysburg Address: No they are not equivalent. What is relevant is exactly why all these people are ranting. The same reason Washington and Patto...
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Speech can be as dangerous as a gunJan 19, 2011 12:00 am - In response to Mr. Constable’s article, “Guns Fail,” no matter what anyone can do to prevent something like the shooting in Tucson from happening it is going to happen. ...
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News headline too opinionatedJan 19, 2011 12:00 am - I spent much of the first day after Illinois legislators voted to raise taxes from 3 percent to 5 percent explaining to worried people that, no, they shouldn’t worry tha...