Elgin Opinion
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Elgin parking not accessible enoughMay 20, 2016 12:01 am - Every year we go down to Southern Illinois for my family reunion. Last year we drove through Herrin, Illinois, a small town of about 12,000 people. The sidewalks were cr...
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Should we cede Africa to ISIS?May 18, 2016 12:01 am - If Trump is elected president and follows through with his foreign policy based on "American First" with little understanding or regard for alliances, negotiations or pe...
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Eliminate seniority's role in legislatureMay 14, 2016 1:00 am - The writer from Buffalo Grove had the right idea to eliminate the de facto kingdom that exists in the term limitless reign of Madigan in our state legislature. However, ...
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Editorial: Voters have chance to drop an archaic school positionMay 11, 2016 11:00 pm - Every few years, Cook County residents are reminded that their county supports the last vestige of one of the most archaic layers of government in modern times. These ar...
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Starbucks too-much-ice suit wasn't newsMay 09, 2016 1:00 am - Shame on the Daily Herald for placing the article about the frivolous lawsuit filed against Starbucks for too much ice and not enough liquid on the front page of the May...
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What's left, with Trump the nominee?May 09, 2016 1:00 am - Everyone remembers traumatic events in their lives. We all recall when we found out there was no Santa Claus, that our parents were in fact both the Easter Bunny and the...
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Gas price fluctuation more than bafflingMay 06, 2016 12:00 am - Help me understand what is going on with these vacillating gas prices. The other day I was driving south from Elgin on Randall Road and the first thing I notice is Shell...
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Questionable Cook fuel tax hike needs studyApr 30, 2016 1:00 am - A 66 percent tax increase to Cook County's special use gasoline and fuel tax has been proposed by Commissioner Richard Boykin. This proposed tax increase has been earma...
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What a sorry state we're in on IDsApr 26, 2016 12:01 am - My wife and I recently stayed with our daughter and son-in-law at the Army base at which he is stationed. Each time we drove on the base they were required to show their...
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Editorial: Students benefit from creative exercise programsApr 25, 2016 11:00 pm - A social media post out of Naperville raised a question that many parents of elementary school-age children are thinking. "Is it just me or did we get more recess time g...