Elgin Opinion
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Vote 'No' on recall in Buffalo GroveOct 22, 2010 11:00 pm - As we indicated several months ago when the Buffalo Grove village board first proposed a measure to permit the recall of elected officials, we are troubled by the concep...
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Is anyone in charge of the country?Oct 22, 2010 11:00 pm - Who's watching the store? First of all, let's inventory the store. The store (our country) is in a mess. Unemployment is out of control. The wars are not going well. Ira...
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Restore the dream on Election DayOct 22, 2010 11:00 pm - This unique nation teeters on the brink, beyond which rededication or catastrophe occurs. And after 20 grueling months of political tug of war, both parties' ideological...
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Thanks, candidates, for spurring economyOct 22, 2010 11:00 pm - I would like to thank the hundreds of political candidates who are spending millions of dollars to try to get elected to public office. I can't help but admire someone w...
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Patlak marked by personal integrityOct 22, 2010 1:00 am - Dan Patlak is running for one of the three commissioner positions at the Cook County Board of Review. The Board of Review hears and reviews tax appeals for all residenti...
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Hultgren sides with constituentsOct 21, 2010 11:00 pm - This time of year my mailbox overflows with messages designed to mislead and inflame voters. A case in point the flyer by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee...
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The more things change . . .Oct 21, 2010 11:00 pm - Barack Obama recently came to Chicago to heartily endorse Pat Quinn and Alexi Giannoulias. Last election, Barack Obama came to Chicago to heartily endorse Rod Blagojevic...
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GOP majorities could benefit ObamaOct 21, 2010 11:00 pm - Many conservatives and Republicans are in a state of euphoria because of the polling data that predicts massive losses for the Democrats in the elections, possibly resul...
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Require cooperation from legislatorsOct 21, 2010 11:00 pm - Whenever our nation goes through a crisis involving either national or financial security, the reaction is often the same; lost confidence in the political process and p...
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A GOP win would do more damageOct 21, 2010 11:00 pm - I read Donna Brazile's column Oct. 5 and was happy for once I wasn't reading something negative about President Obama. I have to agree he is trying to do a good job, co...