Elgin Opinion
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Let's put puppy mills out of businessJul 25, 2010 11:00 pm - Puppy mills are awful places. Mother dogs are put in kennels and are forced to have puppies. I rescued a 7-month-old Labrador retriever named Macy from a shelter. She is...
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List of Buffalo Grove volunteers should be privateJul 25, 2010 11:00 pm - I am outraged that Trustee Lisa Stone under the guise of The Freedom of Information Act received the names and information on EVERYONE who volunteers in Buffalo Grove. T...
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Don't let Barrington Hills go to the horsesJul 25, 2010 11:00 pm - During the June 23rd Barrington Hills ZBA hearing discussing extreme additions to our Village Code, attendees listened to several equestrian presentations that should sh...
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Public in the dark about toxic chemicalsJul 25, 2010 11:00 pm - Finally, we have a bill in Congress to overhaul our failed federal system for regulating chemicals. Under the current Toxic Substances Control Act, virtually none of the...
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Financial savvy lacking in leadersJul 24, 2010 11:00 pm - The housing fiasco and financial meltdown were caused by fiscally inept members of the federal government. Rep. Barney Frank and Sen. Chris Dodd were leaders in demandin...
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Prairie State coal plant smart moneyJul 24, 2010 11:00 pm - In the story, "Clean Coal Dream: A Costly Nightmare," Chicago Tribune cited Geneva's Alderman Ray Pawlak as saying, "We don't know yet whether we have been sold a bill o...
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Elgin should inspect foreclosed homesJul 24, 2010 11:00 pm - This letter is to express my support for Chuck Keysor's proposal to inspect each and every foreclosed house in the city of Elgin, to maintain a database for anyone to ac...
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Get facts straight to tout evolutionJul 24, 2010 11:00 pm - Christopher Burrell lashes out with merciless invective against creationist Lindsay Stevens in the July 13 Fencepost. Burrell lambastes Stevens for misunderstanding wha...
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Amnesty doesn't benefit the publicJul 24, 2010 11:00 pm - Whether it is amnesty for parking or other traffic violations, it all becomes an affront to law-abiding citizens. The city of Arlington Heights, as with many other commu...
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Can't get word in with FosterJul 23, 2010 11:00 pm - A neighbor came to see me, bringing a most amusing letter written to your newspaper and extolling the greatness of Congressman Bill Foster. This shill type letter tells ...