Elgin Opinion
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Community service builds better peopleDec 11, 2009 10:00 pm - Teens spend the majority of their time and resources on themselves. From sunup to sundown, high school students are all about themselves and making sure they are popular...
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Money might not talk, but it definitely oinksDec 11, 2009 10:00 pm - Show me a man who is willing to take $17 million from a company so that he can run the show, and I'll show you a pig. Show me a company, no matter what size it is, that...
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Double standard favors illegal immigrantsDec 10, 2009 10:00 pm - I would like to comment on two articles on the same page - Daily Herald, Nov. 21, Page 3. First the teenager who was sentenced to 4½ years in prison and the second artic...
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A special Christmas wishDec 10, 2009 10:00 pm - My Christmas wish for America is that we would have a president who bows to American public opinion rather than to foreign leaders. Tom Jones Pingree Grove ...
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Get the facts before sending hate mailDec 10, 2009 10:00 pm - This letter is to the gentleman who keeps sending me anonymous hate letters regarding my editorials. No, I am not a Muslim. In fact I an a Protestant. Perhaps if you sen...
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Big government is a bad ideaDec 10, 2009 10:00 pm - After reading Brandon Perlow's letter today I said to myself, that's it. I've had it! I don't know how far the London School of Economics is from the University of East ...
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Welcome to the season of lyingDec 10, 2009 10:00 pm - While often disagreeing with George Will, his Nov. 26 column wherein he chastised the unfortunate habit of pointless gift giving as it relates to the economy, among othe...
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Dalton won't take money from lawyersDec 09, 2009 10:00 pm - As we enter another campaign season, once again the call for campaign finance reform resurfaces, particularly from candidates seeking voter support and votes. Typically,...
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Let's provide care for our troops firstDec 09, 2009 10:00 pm - I read an article on how we have been unable to fix health care for our troops after two years of making this a priority. How can we expect to fix health care for 50 mil...
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Wrong to recognize Honduras electionsDec 09, 2009 10:00 pm - The Honduran elections held by a coup government Nov. 29 were inherently flawed. Tens of thousands of troops and police officers manned polling stations and even distri...