Elgin Opinion
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Streamwood shortsighted over firefighter strengthNov 06, 2010 11:00 pm - Our village reopened Station 31 (behind the Jewel on Irving Park) for only a single day. When I questioned Village Manager Gary O'Rourke he claimed it was because no fir...
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All have a stake in track's futureNov 06, 2010 11:00 pm - Fifteen years ago, my community faced a situation similar to the one Arlington Heights faces now. Our beloved racetrack, Ak-Sar-Ben, at one time a top 10 track, was stru...
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Maybe BG board does need watchdogNov 06, 2010 11:00 pm - After seeing the Daily Herald picture (Wed. Nov, 3) of Mayor Hartstein doing a parody of Lisa Stone, my first thought was that maybe the wrong person has been recalled. ...
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Invites Lisa Stone to move to WheelingNov 06, 2010 11:00 pm - On Tuesday, Nov. 2, I voted against the recall amendment to the Illinois Constitution. I had previously supported this, until I saw the antics in Buffalo Grove, and what...
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The lessons from Declan's deathNov 05, 2010 11:00 pm - “Gust of wind up to 60 mph well today will be fun at work... I guess I've lived long enough :-/” Declan Sullivan's words, posted on Facebook and Twitter, proved to be po...
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Let's help ourselves firstNov 05, 2010 11:00 pm - In the Oct. 23 Daily Herald, Hillary Clinton announced a $2 billion aid package for Pakistan for arms, ammunition and accessories. This is in addition to the $7.5 billio...
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Get off the stump, Mr. PresidentNov 05, 2010 11:00 pm - Someone needs to sit down with Obama to explain his job description. It is traveling salesman, actor, comedian, athlete, orator? I have observed that Obama spends more t...
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Abortion-cancer link is highly doubtfulNov 05, 2010 11:00 pm - As usual, pro-lifers and pro-choicers promote different beliefs about a possible abortion-breast cancer (ABC) linkage. Most pro-life groups assert that an ABC link exis...
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Red Gate bridge a waste of moneyNov 05, 2010 11:00 pm - Some of our country's problems is the integrity of the politicians that we elect and their spending habits. An example of both can be found right here in St. Charles. Ma...
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Voices of reason do exist out thereNov 05, 2010 11:00 pm - After reading the Nov. 4 Fence Post it seems clear that many if not most people are disgusted by the ugly, nonproductive campaigning that dominated this year's election....