Elgin Opinion
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What's up with lowered flags?Nov 14, 2010 10:00 pm - It seems as if the U.S. flag has been flying at half staff for a couple of months now. According to U.S. flag laws, the only time the U.S. flag can be flown at half staf...
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Library thanks you for supportNov 14, 2010 10:00 pm - The St. Charles Public Library board would like to express its sincere gratitude to the individuals who supported the referendums through their many contributions of cas...
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We should start recall process nowNov 14, 2010 10:00 pm - You supported Pat Quinn, and now that we have approved recall, I submit we should start the process now. Mark Kirk, the Democrat-Republican senator-elect in Illinois, ha...
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Today's unions feed off themselvesNov 14, 2010 10:00 pm - Over the past few days, we have read stories about police negotiations in Naperville, Prospect Heights and Lake in the Hills. Raises of 3 percent a year? Nine percent ov...
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'Straight' shirts were bullyingNov 14, 2010 10:00 pm - The three St. Charles North High School students who wore their “Straight Pride” shirts to school on Nov. 8 during Ally Week events were bullying. They were not simply e...
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Stop anonymous campaign PACsNov 14, 2010 10:00 pm - It's just wrong. Secret campaign cash should have has no place in our democracy. But now the largest campaign expenditures in history are funding campaign advertising, a...
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Get facts right on Obama tripNov 14, 2010 10:00 pm - It has been widely, and mistakenly, reported that President Obama's trip to India will cost American taxpayers $200 million per day for the 10-day trip. Republican leade...
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Impressed with Bartlett children's mannersNov 13, 2010 10:00 pm - Every Halloween, my husband and I look forward to seeing all the children in their costumes as they “trick or treat”. This year and last, we were so happy to see so many...
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Wheeling Twp. fun fair a big successNov 13, 2010 10:00 pm - WheeIing Township's annual Halloween Fun Fair Make A Difference Day held on Saturday, Oct. 23 at Riley School was a fun filled day for over 180 children with special nee...
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Together, opponents find $600 billion to cutNov 13, 2010 10:00 pm - Our nation faces unprecedented fiscal challenges, as the commitments we've made now and into the future far outpace our fiscal capacity. The federal budget is polluted w...