Elgin Opinion
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County handling tax bills poorlyNov 17, 2010 10:00 pm - Upon receiving our property tax bill last week, I wasn't sure whether I should laugh or cry. But it was far from a humorous matter. I must admit I was incredulous at the...
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A lesson in sharing for racetrack townsNov 16, 2010 10:00 pm - From the time I was a child my mother admonished me to share with my brother. If you don't have enough for everyone, put it away. Illinois is home to 1,299 municipaliti...
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A cordial send-off to D.C. for WalshNov 16, 2010 10:00 pm - Thank you Joe Walsh for the sacrifices that you have made for your friends and neighbors in the 8th Congressional District of Illinois. While your election came as a sur...
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A veteran offers praise and thanksNov 16, 2010 10:00 pm - On Oct. 5, I was diagnosed with carcinoma of the throat. I'm writing to thank all the doctors, nurses and staff at the Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital. When I was diagnosed...
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Hultgren says: You are the bossNov 16, 2010 10:00 pm - To the voters: Thank you, from the bottom of my heart, for your support. Over the last 14 months, I have worked hard to spread my message of fiscal sanity, and the Nov. ...
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Money went to the dogsNov 16, 2010 10:00 pm - Thanks so much to all who donated things and the people who worked at the Citizens Police Academy Alumni Association yard sale to benefit the Elgin Police K-9 Unit. No t...
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You are free because of their sacrificesNov 15, 2010 10:00 pm - This morning you woke up and were able to choose from a myriad of newspapers to read that tell you what is happening in our world, what good (and bad) our nation's leade...
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Help support global agriculture effortsNov 15, 2010 10:00 pm - One in six people around the world goes to sleep hungry every night. This is a global emergency which has significant impact on health, education and work productivity i...
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Keep tax funds away from Wrigley fixupNov 15, 2010 10:00 pm - It sure didn't take long to come begging, and now the Ricketts family wants the taxpayers, and it will be the taxpayers, to pony up $200 million bucks to renovate Wrigle...
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Election no rejection of ObamaNov 14, 2010 10:00 pm - Since the election, the Republican Party has been allowed to spew the “big lie” that the American People have rejected President Obama's policies. Presumably, all 300 mi...