Elgin Opinion
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State House District 44: CrespoOct 16, 2010 11:00 pm - It's unfortunate that the race in Illinois House District 44 in western Cook County has centered so much around brutal attack advertising. Both state Rep. Fred Crespo, a...
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Remembering Georgeff's Secretariat callOct 16, 2010 11:00 pm - Regarding your article by Mike Spellman on Friday, Oct. 8th regarding Phil Georgeff: Phil was probably the one track announcer who put excitement into every race he call...
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Higgins for House 56Oct 16, 2010 11:00 pm - Republican Ryan Higgins and Democrat Michelle Mussman both support aggressive job creation, fiscal restraint and oppose tax increases; both would cut legislative pay; bo...
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Mathias in 53rd HouseOct 16, 2010 11:00 pm - The 53rd House District is a fiscally conservative, socially moderate enclave that isn't particularly doctrinaire about party affiliation. Voters want sensible represent...
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State House District 55: RameyOct 16, 2010 11:00 pm - There's a decidedly “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington feel about Democrat Greg Brownfield's bid to head to Springfield and change the way business is done in the legislature...
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State House Dist. 54: MorrisonOct 16, 2010 11:00 pm - Tom Morrison of Palatine turned heads from the 54th District to Springfield when he unseated longtime Republican Rep. Suzie Bassi in the GOP primary. If the support he ...
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Thanks for the help in battle against ALSOct 16, 2010 11:00 pm - On Sept. 12, thousands of people gathered for the Les Turner ALS Foundation's 9th Annual ALS Walk4Life. The spirited crowd offered hope to patients and families in the C...
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Higgins, Pierog step up for special needsOct 16, 2010 11:00 pm - I would recommend that all future and current politicians take a class on special needs awareness. Maybe they would finally realize the number of special needs families ...
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Understand effects of tax increaseOct 16, 2010 11:00 pm - I would like to comment on the opinion of Sam Yingling in the Oct. 12 guest column titled “Say no to tax hike on investment income. I am not commenting on whether I agre...
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D15 hasn't made its case for bond saleOct 16, 2010 11:00 pm - Imagine: Our school board acts as fiscal stewards of our taxpayer dollars? The school board oath reads: “I shall respect the taxpayer interests by serving as a faithful ...