Elgin Opinion
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Coaches with DUIs need not applyJul 11, 2010 11:00 pm - Question: Should volunteer coaches with DUIs on their record be allowed to coach our youth in Arlington Heights? This is something that is currently not being screened ...
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Grateful to Crespo for wind farm billJul 11, 2010 11:00 pm - I want to express my appreciation for state Rep. Fred Crespo's efforts in passing the new School District Intergovernmental Cooperation Renewable Energy Act. The bill, s...
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Industry should help Illinois win goldJul 11, 2010 11:00 pm - In March, consulting firm Global Smart Energy awarded Illinois a silver medal - behind gold medalists California and Texas - in its smart grid rankings that scored compe...
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Mayor's judgment in question after eventsJul 11, 2010 11:00 pm - Recently, various news organizations reported that Mayor Johnson's adult son crashed his truck, at 2:30 a.m., following an evening consisting of "some beers" at the Rota...
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America must ban offshore drillingJul 11, 2010 11:00 pm - Growing up in Alaska, I was a firsthand witness to the massive effects of the Exxon Valdez oil spill on, not only the immense amounts of wildlife and biodiversity inhabi...
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Kirk is fiscal conservativeJul 10, 2010 11:00 pm - As a lifelong Illinoisan, it is disheartening, and embarrassing to see national news stories about the insolvency of our state. We cannot afford to have candidates like ...
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Gulf region needs action, not wordsJul 10, 2010 11:00 pm - The Daily Herald Opinion page on June 22 featured editorials by Charles Krauthammer and Donna Brazile, both reacting to Obama's recent speech on the Gulf oil spill yet i...
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So many too blame in Vasquez tragedyJul 10, 2010 11:00 pm - The outcome of the Vasquez trial was very upsetting. My heart aches for this young mother and her children and family. This was an accident Ms. Vasquez had no control ov...
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Turn your attention to Yucca MountainJul 10, 2010 11:00 pm - While the nation's attention is fixated on the disaster in the Gulf of Mexico there is a much less heralded fiasco known as Yucca Mountain. Located in Nevada, this site ...
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A new twist on term limitsJul 09, 2010 11:00 pm - Returning a person to the same job term after term in the legislature is how Madigan and Cullerton were able to get control and misuse it by presiding over what is a cor...