Elgin Opinion
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Barrington LWV at risk without helpMay 30, 2010 11:00 pm - In 2010, the national League of Women Voters celebrated 90 years of service to democracy, a remarkable record of effort on behalf of our civil society. Here in Barringto...
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Preserve summertime in the suburbsMay 30, 2010 11:00 pm - It's an idyllic American scene: Families grouped on blankets in the park on the Fourth of July, picnicking on snacks from local vendors, listening to a municipal band wh...
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Barrington Lions pleased with recent screeningMay 30, 2010 11:00 pm - On behalf of the Barrington Lions Club I would like to publicly thank everyone who made our Hearing Screening such a success on May 15th -- starting with Anne Garrette a...
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Dist. 220 correct to eject nonresidentsMay 30, 2010 11:00 pm - The headline on Thursday's Herald was "Dist. 220 to tell 6 students they must go." This was the right action for board members to take. When kids live outside school dis...
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Conant students trying to revitalize forestMay 30, 2010 11:00 pm - I was more than a bit concerned when I read the letter on deforestation in Park St. Claire. It shocked and moved me - not to stop the project, but to educate the uninfor...
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Palatine postal patrons come through againMay 30, 2010 11:00 pm - Thank you to the Palatine postal patrons who donated food to the annual letter carrier food drive. Special thanks goes once again to the Boy Scouts who gave us tremendou...
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High school, VFW make good matchMay 30, 2010 11:00 pm - A successful collaboration between the business world and the education world took place this month. Panera LLC approached VFW Post 5151 Operation Airlift coordinator Ed...
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Cigarette tax benefits go beyond moneyMay 29, 2010 11:00 pm - Cigarette smoking results in more than 16,000 Illinois deaths per year, with more than 2,000 deaths due to exposure to secondhand smoke. As Illinois considers its decisi...
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Legal immigrants should be outragedMay 29, 2010 11:00 pm - Burt Constable's column regarding stealing education struck a nerve. What is the difference between the theft of education, services and health care by illegal aliens th...
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From the mouths of babesMay 29, 2010 11:00 pm - I attended my niece's First Communion at St. Hubert's the other day. As Father conducted his sermon he walked through aisles filled with beautifully dressed children awe...