Elgin Opinion
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One word comes to mind: greedAug 13, 2015 12:00 am - The news of the excessive pay raises and resulting pension spike granted to Illinois Association of Park Districts Executive Director Peter Murphy provoked a real gut re...
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Believe it: Trump is who he seems.Aug 12, 2015 12:00 am - When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time and spare yourself the grief of living through a nightmare again. Donald Trump has clearly shown his ala...
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Some choices among GOP fat catsAug 11, 2015 12:00 am - Six fat cats donated $36 million to propel Ted Cruz into the scramble for the Republican presidential nomination. Of course, they're really paying to overturn Obamacare,...
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Supreme Court's first strikeoutAug 07, 2015 1:00 am - On August 3, a writer called the Supreme Court out on strikes with their three decisions that he did not like. I'd like to point out that this was the Supreme Court's se...
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Immigration plan: Be more charitableAug 03, 2015 1:00 am - A letter in the July 19 paper repeats an opinion so devoid of logic that I laughed so hard coffee shot out of my nose. I refer to the nonsense that Central and South Am...
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Russell broke vow in announcing caseJul 31, 2015 12:00 am - I awoke the morning of July 25 to find my name splashed across news media about something I really have little to do with. Months ago I approached Kane County Coroner Ro...
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Low funding hampers mental health servicesJul 29, 2015 12:00 am - We couldn't agree more with your lead editorial of July 14 about placing a priority on mental health treatment for young people. Unfortunately, as Shannon Harnett, coord...
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Editorial: Municipalities wise not to rely on gambling revenueJul 28, 2015 11:00 pm - The game of chicken Gov. Bruce Rauner and Democratic leadership in Springfield are playing with the budget keeps rearing its head in new ways. Will state workers get pai...
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Elgin Tower battles for survivalJul 25, 2015 5:30 am - The iconic Elgin Tower Building reminds me of the Daily Planet, where Clark Kent worked. With 15 stories and 186-feet-tall stands above all else in downtown Elgin. The a...
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Education is parents' responsibilityJul 25, 2015 5:15 am - Your series on education and children from low income families was interesting, but, I am afraid, that it really didn't offer anything new. Families with greater means h...