Elgin Opinion
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Rebalance tax systemApr 17, 2010 11:00 pm - For half a century, we've heard politicians talk about cutting our taxes. From Kennedy to Reagan and Bush, Congress has trimmed and cut. But what has been the result? Mi...
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Tell the whole story on priest sex abuseApr 17, 2010 11:00 pm - There is absolutely no doubt that the sexual and physical abuse is a global plague. In the U.S. alone, there are reportedly 39 million victims of childhood sex abuse. Fo...
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Find other ways to cut costs in U-46Apr 16, 2010 11:00 pm - School District U-46 has a large deficit that the board of education is trying to reduce. Like many other districts in Illinois, the problem is partially because the sta...
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Giving up meat will resolve major issuesApr 16, 2010 11:00 pm - Eating your morning bacon, a noontime hamburger, or a dinner steak or pizza, does give rise to three hot topics in politics that cause fiery conversations. The first iss...
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There's no excuse for rude customersApr 16, 2010 11:00 pm - Society is quick to complain about the poor quality of customer service. There are times when poor customer service is simply bad, but there are circumstances when it's ...
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Student loan changes welcomeApr 16, 2010 11:00 pm - With all the hoopla over health insurance reform it is worth noting another important part of the bill. That is the part dealing with financial aid and the repayment of ...
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Leftists have a history of violenceApr 16, 2010 11:00 pm - A recent column by Eugene Robinson called our attention to the "rising risk of far-right violence," but dismissed threats of leftist violence as having "gone the way of ...
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Don't just blame teachersApr 16, 2010 11:00 pm - Mr. Navarrette, this letter is in response to your April 6 column, titled "U.S. not making the grade on reforms." As a semiretired public school educator, I agree with s...
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Saturday SoapboxApr 16, 2010 11:00 pm - Leave the FOIA law alone: Members of the Illinois Senate should know we'll be watching this week if Aurora state Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia's assault on the Freedom ...
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Why are conservatives only speaking now?Apr 16, 2010 11:00 pm - It's amazing to me how all these Republican fiscal conservatives have been coming out of the woodwork since President Obama and the Democrats took over. Where were they...