Elgin Opinion
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Trouble ahead if you don't claim incomeJun 05, 2010 11:00 pm - When the Gulf oil disaster first happened I was concerned for the fishermen and their livelihood. But now I'm not. BP has offered to pay them for their lost earning if t...
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Scaled-back space program makes senseJun 04, 2010 11:00 pm - I am in complete agreement with President Barack Obama's decision to change the space program. Though we have had large gains from some of our space exploration, the neg...
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Bravo to life saversJun 04, 2010 11:00 pm - Provena Mercy Medical Center held its annual Chiefs Dinner May 10 at the Hollywood Casino. The dinner acknowledges excellence in pre-hospital care in those serving the s...
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Soapbox: Actions speak louder than wordsJun 04, 2010 11:00 pm - Actions speak louder than words: Go ahead, Cook County commissioners, and express your outrage over Arizona's immigration law with your vote to boycott businesses from t...
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Pray for quick end to Gulf oil disasterJun 04, 2010 11:00 pm - A neighbor of mine who was born in Poland, exiled to Siberia in 1942 to die, and is with us today as a result of a series of miracles (as she stated), asked that I send ...
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Kinder, gentler immigration reformJun 04, 2010 11:00 pm - The American Citizens of Fox Valley Citizens for Peace & Justice supports comprehensive immigration reform and call upon Congressman Bill Foster, Sen. Dick Durbin and Se...
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More government not the answerJun 04, 2010 11:00 pm - This letter is a response to the letter a longtime Michael Noland financial supporter submitted recently. Residents of the Fox Valley and Illinois have been poorly serve...
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Towns must pay into pension plansJun 04, 2010 11:00 pm - In the May 31 Daily Herald Fence Post, Mayor Turry of Lincolnwood wrote a cogent, but one-sided opinion on the status of public safety pension reform in Illinois. Please...
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Paper or plastic?Jun 04, 2010 11:00 pm - I sent a letter to the Social Security Administration on Monday, May 17, stating: Today I received my Medicare card. It is printed on paper. I thought this was odd (kind...
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Enforce, don't change, immigration lawsJun 04, 2010 11:00 pm - This country does not need new immigration laws or amnesty for people who are here illegally. What we need to do is enforce the laws we already have. IF they are here il...