Elgin Opinion
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Obama was right to oust McChrystalJul 05, 2010 11:00 pm - Now that Gen. McChrystal has been fired we can expect to hear the usual uninformed lemming responses from the "Obama is always wrong" club. The sad thing is that 90 perc...
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Longmeadow bridge to bring headacheJul 05, 2010 11:00 pm - To all residents who will be affected by the construction of a $117 million Longmeadow Parkway bridge, I would like to invite you to come and stand along Randall Road be...
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Wheeling's lack of 4th spirit riles himJul 05, 2010 11:00 pm - After 48 years of living in Wheeling, through the corruption to the present, I have never been as ashamed of this village as I am today. This will be my last word on thi...
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BG farmers market opening is triumphJul 04, 2010 11:00 pm - I think the Daily Herald missed the boat. You had an opportunity to put something positive about Buffalo Grove in the paper and you did not. The Farmers Market was fanta...
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Bad idea to change lone tax advantageJul 04, 2010 11:00 pm - Luckily for Illinoisans, the push to make the state's low, flat-rate 3 percent income tax more progressive appears to have slowed (June 23, "Lawmakers cool to graduated ...
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Americans can't continue living like thisJul 02, 2010 11:00 pm - Here are three things that are slowly killing the United States: 1) Letting a lot of the manufacturing jobs leave for China and Mexico causing massive unemployment. 2) T...
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Creationism is based on real science, more valid theoryJul 02, 2010 11:00 pm - I'm writing in response to the recent article featuring Susan Mule searching for a non-creation science textbook for her home-schooled daughter. I'm also home-schooled, ...
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Stop career politicians, vote against incumbents this yearJul 02, 2010 11:00 pm - I offer my condolences to the family of Sen. Robert Byrd on their loss. Having said that, Sen. Byrd and other career politicians (Ted Kennedy rings a bell) and half of o...
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Teacher's pride evident at Elgin High SchoolJul 02, 2010 11:00 pm - Despite all of the financial issues that Elgin Area School District U-46 faces, most of the teachers are doing a great job on a small budget. One in particular is Larry ...
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Saturday SoapboxJul 02, 2010 11:00 pm - Ready, set, shop: In suburban Cook County, the 10 percent sales tax - among the highest in the nation - was rolled back half a percentage point this week. Granted...