Elgin Opinion
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Construction zone law unenforceableSep 23, 2010 11:00 pm - The Illinois construction zone speed law is a textbook example of our state legislature passing unenforceable regulations that accomplish little outside of revenue gener...
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Don't blame Bush for economic woesSep 23, 2010 11:00 pm - Did I miss something? I thought the Democrats took control of both houses in January 2007. That must have meant everything that passed the next two years was through a D...
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You don't want frozen chickensSep 23, 2010 11:00 pm - I have written once before with my negative view of chicken coops in backyards. I wanted to add a question I think should be answered. How do people intend to heat the c...
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Tell us how to vote on library planSep 22, 2010 11:00 pm - At 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 23, the Geneva Public Library will hold a public hearing on the purchase of land for a new library location. The land is the "Cetron" proper...
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Mean-spirited letter shouldn't have runSep 22, 2010 11:00 pm - Maybe your intent in publishing John Morgan's contribution, "Here's why people vote Republican," was to allow this man to publicly demonstrate his mean-spiritedness. If ...
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Enough smear ads, Gov. QuinnSep 22, 2010 11:00 pm - I have been watching the political ads over the last two weeks and noted that Pat Quinn's ads clearly attempt to show that Bill Brady is not a mainstream candidate. Quin...
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Rant against GOP was way off baseSep 22, 2010 11:00 pm - In response to John Morgan's rant about Republicans, here is a rant about Democrats. In doing a bit of profiling on my own, I've come to the conclusion that Mr. Morgan i...
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Questions about backyard chickensSep 22, 2010 11:00 pm - This is an open letter to the Village of West Dundee and would-be chicken owners. Just how well are people thinking this through? Is there going to be someone to oversee...
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Tell us where you'd like to cut spendingSep 22, 2010 11:00 pm - This is an open letter to the tea party supporters. All of those who want to slash government spending, please tell us what programs you will cut. The Bush administratio...
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Bible, flag burning also deserve outrageSep 21, 2010 11:00 pm - No one seems to get upset when the American flag is burned or the Bible is burned. Yet, when holy books of other cultures are compromised, there is an international outc...