Elgin Opinion
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Vote for supporters of nonprofits in ElginMar 24, 2017 12:01 am - Several candidates for Elgin City Council do not want to fund nonprofits. This concerns me greatly. Already our local nonprofits are being deprived of funding from the s...
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Candidate is true to his wordsMar 23, 2017 12:01 am - I wish to wholeheartedly second the comments made by Bruce and Carla McGuire regarding Terry Gavin, candidate for Elgin City Council. I have contacted Councilman Gavin o...
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Endorsement: Yes to eliminate Hanover Township Road District and highway commissionerMar 22, 2017 1:00 am - One of the biggest roadblocks to consolidation in Illinois' complex and bloated aggregation of government bodies is the reluctance of the bodies themselves to surrender ...
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Accessible and fiscal conservativesMar 21, 2017 12:01 am - On Tuesday, April 4, another very important election is taking place. I encourage friends and neighbors of the Elgin community to show how important the Elgin City Counc...
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Parents for Privacy candidates have one issue onlyMar 20, 2017 5:00 am - A letter by Terri Paulson recently published contained this line: "Salvatore failed to mention the one and only thing Parents for Privacy does ... to advocate for the re...
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Bob Kaplan gets his vote for District 54 school boardMar 20, 2017 5:00 am - First on the ballot and my first vote for District 54 Board of Education is Bob Kaplan. Kaplan is District 54. He attended grade school and junior high in the district a...
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Leader who makes the tough decisionsMar 19, 2017 12:01 am - I am a village trustee in South Elgin, and I am proud to support Steve Ward for re-election as village president of South Elgin. I have served on the village board with...
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Is news of the trivial more important?Mar 17, 2017 12:01 am - It was disappointing to find buried on Page 6 of the March 4 edition of this paper an article of great national, indeed world importance as is the one regarding the gutt...
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Endorsements: Harkin, Henderson, Kruger for Gail Borden Library boardMar 16, 2017 1:00 am - The April 4 election finds Gail Borden Library district coming off some recent successes. Its first floor was renovated into the Market Place, which has added space, bro...
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If no proof is found for this misdirection ...Mar 16, 2017 12:01 am - In order to draw attention away from the deepening crisis of his involvement with the Russians, draconian budget cuts to the EPA and the State Department, an unconstitut...