Elgin Opinion
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Can we handle the truth on health care?Oct 01, 2009 11:00 pm - One of cinemas' classic lines is Jack Nicholsons angry retort "you want the truth? You can't handle the truth." The truth. In a courtroom the truth is decided by evidenc...
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Focus on facts in health care debateOct 01, 2009 11:00 pm - A letter by John Moran claims insurance companies are "paying millions of dollars to get people to write letters to the editor of local papers and filling town halls wit...
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Helping others is a moral obligationOct 01, 2009 11:00 pm - This letter is in response to Tim Costin of Elk Grove who seems to think that all people are as fortunate as he is. Do you realize that if you get sick in this country ...
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Elgin shouldn't cave to AFLAOct 01, 2009 11:00 pm - Speak Out Against Prejudice (SOAP) is committed to confronting racism, prejudice or discrimination. We're concerned about the city of Elgin's process to determine whethe...
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Anti-Christian letter is a double-standardOct 01, 2009 11:00 pm - I love the smell of hypocrisy in the morning. That's what I told myself as I read Stephen P. Beisiegel's inflammatory letter bashing the "holier-than-thou" attitude of C...
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It's time we all talk about suicideOct 01, 2009 11:00 pm - Suicide may be one of the last taboo subjects in our schools. We've come a long way in the past few decades to explore issues of sexuality, race and religion, to foster ...
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Society loses as services are cutOct 01, 2009 11:00 pm - I feel the need to share my beliefs with you. I think that the state government needs to stop cutting the funding for services to the poor, and cut something we do not n...
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All can learn from Coop's storySep 30, 2009 11:00 pm - Great story about Coop's touchdown. This article should be forwarded to all schools and read by everyone. This is a great tool about life and sportsmanship that all that...
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Health care isn't our top prioritySep 30, 2009 11:00 pm - Mr. President stop this insanity. Your health plan that the majority of the people do not want is dividing our country like never before. If most Americans are satisfied...
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Don't look for heroes in prosSep 30, 2009 11:00 pm - When someone asks you whether you are sports minded or are interest in sports, to the average American that means someone who enjoys baseball, football, hockey or possib...