Elgin Opinion
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Green city would make Obama proudAug 22, 2009 11:00 pm - Chicago is fighting hard to win the Olympic bid, and I would love for my hometown to be a spotlight in the world. But how awesome would it be if Chicago was the greenest...
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Thanks, Elgin for restoring senior rebateAug 22, 2009 11:00 pm - Thank you, Mayor Schock and Elgin City Council members, for restoring our Senior Citizen $200 Tax Rebate. It shows sound judgment on your part. We can appreciate that yo...
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Barrys' convictions something to celebrateAug 22, 2009 11:00 pm - While I commend John Barsanti for prosecuting Jill and Julie Barry, I disagree with his statement that their convictions are "nothing to celebrate." True, the guilty ver...
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Why aid Palestine if we have a deficit?Aug 22, 2009 11:00 pm - Why in the world would we be giving $200 millionto the Palestinian government to help their budget when we have a $3 trillion deficit ourselves? Surely Hillary Clinton ...
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After a while, it's all blah, blah, blahAug 22, 2009 11:00 pm - First it was Mark Buehrle... blah, blah, blah. Then it was the policeman and the Harvard professor ... more blah, blah. Isn't anyone going to write about Michael Jackso...
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Reform will reduce quality of careAug 22, 2009 11:00 pm - President Obama has stated the need to quickly pass an affordable government health care program because 47 million Americans do not have coverage. Hopefully this action...
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No shows at county meet should be embarrassedAug 22, 2009 11:00 pm - So, let us taxpayers get this straight. There was a Kane County Board meeting and a meeting of importance and four out of seven committee members are "no shows." Board m...
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Is this any way to run a government?Aug 21, 2009 11:00 pm - Ten steps to government budget planning. 1. Raises take care of their raises, cost of living and any other bonus. 2. Fully fund their pension plans. 3. Fund their PORK p...
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U of I admissions flap taking up too much inkAug 21, 2009 11:00 pm - I find all the attention given to the scandal at the University of Illinois regarding their admission policies a bit strange. With all the problems in Springfield, this ...
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Dispelling myths in health care debateAug 21, 2009 11:00 pm - Please support health care for all. I have a neighbor who cannot change jobs because of a daughter with a pre-existing brain tumor. I have another neighbor who just brok...