Elgin Opinion
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Rally helped restore faith in countrySep 03, 2010 11:00 pm - Not sure which offended me more, the political cartoon or Eugene Robinson's op-ed piece printed Aug. 29. Both assaulted the character of Glenn Beck for spearheading the ...
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ECC is following letter of the lawSep 03, 2010 11:00 pm - In a letter to the editor titled "ECC should focus on citizens first," which appeared Sunday, it was stated that "Elgin Community College believes the taxpayers want the...
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Saturday SoapboxSep 03, 2010 11:00 pm - Anniversary wish: Winfield native Kevin Streelman came up just short of winning his first PGA Tour event last Sunday. But we want to give him a special shout out ...
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Senate candidates lacking in characterSep 03, 2010 11:00 pm - Alexi Giannoulias and Mark Kirk - how can we in good conscience vote for either one of them? I don't care about their opinions on the issues at this point; I care about ...
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Complaints against Bush unfoundedSep 03, 2010 11:00 pm - Jim Peterson began his Aug. 20 letter with some good questions all should ask considering the upcoming midterm elections. Then he goes and ruins it with some specious hi...
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Don't want to live in Cal's AmericaSep 03, 2010 11:00 pm - Cal Thomas' America is the kind of America I would never want to raise a child in. The America he describes is full of sweeping generalizations about religion, scathing ...
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A lesson for children through book coversSep 03, 2010 11:00 pm - As both a parent and someone who worked in our schools, I just have to comment on the front-page article about finding book covers. I must say that I am aggravated, but ...
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Government good at disregarding lawsSep 02, 2010 11:00 pm - Muslims have a right to build a mosque where they choose - it is the freedom of religion. But our government has always found ways of getting around laws it didn't want ...
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Keeping silent only when convenientSep 02, 2010 11:00 pm - What's up with the Obama State Department sending Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf on a Middle East trip sponsored and paid for by the U.S. government (us)? Where are all the left...
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Tips shouldn't be requestedSep 02, 2010 11:00 pm - The bartender who wrote on Aug. 27 commented on tipping at "open bars" at a banquet. If the management has arranged with the host for set prices, gratuity is assumed to ...