Elgin Opinion
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Join effort to reduce carbon emissionsOct 20, 2009 11:00 pm - On Oct, 24, I will joined by people from around Elgin at the Gail Borden Public Library, giving away 350 free tree plantings; and if we were doing it all by ourselves, i...
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Public option is the only optionOct 20, 2009 11:00 pm - We now know what the Republican plan is for health care reform. In his only town hall meeting, Eric Cantor, Republican Congressman and Republican Party Leader gave us th...
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Some things to add to health care debateOct 20, 2009 11:00 pm - With so much controversy over health care it is surprisingly difficult to find a condensed list of specific changes and claims being discussed in congress. Compared to o...
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Road planners don't talk to one anotherOct 20, 2009 11:00 pm - Apparently the administrators of the local public works departments, the county highway commission and IDOT don't realize there is this invention out there called a tele...
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Health care reform a moral obligationOct 19, 2009 11:00 pm - I've had the privilege of meeting with small businessmen in my area, doctors, a nurse from Chicago's Stroger Hospital as well as some clergymen. They agree that not only...
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We must provide health care for allOct 19, 2009 11:00 pm - As a nurse, mother and daughter of elderly parents, I am appalled at our health care system. The current system is fragmented and works only for the Insurance companies...
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Gurnee memorial effort must continueOct 19, 2009 11:00 pm - I am writing in support of the regional Iraq/Afghanistan War Memorial to be constructed by the Heroes of Freedom Committee of the PFC Geoffrey Morris Foundation. I have ...
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So much for golden yearsOct 19, 2009 11:00 pm - I do not know what is happening to my country. This "health care bill" is the last thing we need. Please do not pass this mess onto us. I just retired, and with things t...
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Obama is making poverty a way of lifeOct 19, 2009 11:00 pm - The Heritage Foundation says that the Obama administration "will spend more on welfare in a single year than President George W. Bush spent on the war in Iraq during his...
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Local Democrats want public optionOct 19, 2009 11:00 pm - We are a caring country and are among the first to respond to disasters like earthquakes, tsunamis and hurricanes with money and time. How can we continue to ignore so m...