Elgin Opinion
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It's time to lead, not time to criticizeOct 16, 2009 11:00 pm - Has anyone else noticed that Mr. Obama takes every opportunity he can to second guess and criticize President Bush for decisions made during his administration even thou...
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Special needs people in peril in emergencyOct 16, 2009 11:00 pm - When, not if, we have a regional emergency, the special needs residents of McHenry County will be at risk. Such an emergency may be as simple as mass power outages after...
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Tax drug companies to find new revenueOct 16, 2009 11:00 pm - Now that our political representatives have fostered new takes on the people in Illinois, it appears they seem to want to use more gambling as a source of income without...
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Why I need health careOct 16, 2009 11:00 pm - So many things have been said about health care. I need health care because I am a cabdriver with little money coming in to feed my family of five. It is very hard to pi...
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We won't swallow a plan we don't likeOct 16, 2009 11:00 pm - President Obama's persistent and consistent speeches on his proposed health care reform remind me of my mother constantly telling me that Brussels sprouts were good for ...
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Change practice to save moneyOct 16, 2009 11:00 pm - We have all heard stories about how government wastes money. Why is it that most of the stories that I hear all stem from a management practice that is widely used in bo...
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Constitution doesn't say feds can offer health careOct 16, 2009 11:00 pm - Recently a writer tried to make the case that federal government's involvement in health care is somehow constitutional. The level of ignorance regarding the Constitutio...
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Let's start to address the worst addictionOct 16, 2009 11:00 pm - Where's the public outcry? I just read about the 4-plus million worldwide porn sites. The public needs to be aware that pornography is the No. 1 hardest addiction to cur...
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Don't use tricks to pass reformOct 16, 2009 11:00 pm - Harry Reid, bypassing the process of the constitutional approach to passing bills, is just wrong. If there is not enough support to pass our laws properly, ramming throu...
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Renewable energy too expensive to force nowOct 16, 2009 11:00 pm - A recent letter in the Daily Herald portends to identify 56,000 jobs that will be created in Illinois by converting to renewable energy and how much money each family wi...