Elgin Opinion
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Complexities prove you can question evolutionFeb 26, 2015 12:00 am - I am responding to Richard Cohen's column of Feb. 17, in which he states, "It is simply not possible to contest evolution, ..." That is simply not true. There are legiti...
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Know signs of gambling problemFeb 24, 2015 11:01 pm - Know signs of gambling problem With more opportunities to gamble throughout our community than ever before, the harder it will be for the problem gambler to resist....
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Measles! Here? (A teachable moment)Feb 24, 2015 12:00 am - Residents of the Northwest suburbs have been stunned to learn that an outbreak of measles - once thought to have been eliminated in the U.S. - has sickened some of our y...
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Obama listening to zealots on KeystoneFeb 21, 2015 11:01 pm - Even with all the highest standards for safety and efficiency of moving crude oil by rail, we have had another derailment of an oil tanker train in West Virginia on Feb....
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The SoapboxFeb 21, 2015 12:00 am - Hands off, Chicago: State Rep. Marty Moylan of Des Plaines filed legislation this week that would prevent a downtown Chicago casino from being built. Given that a p...
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More pain for the working classFeb 18, 2015 11:01 pm - More pain for the working class Ever wonder how the rich have managed to increase their incomes while the rest of us have had our incomes stagnate? Here's how. The ...
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Endorsements: Kaptain for mayor; Dusenberry, Powell, Shaw, Steffen for councilFeb 15, 2015 12:00 am - Elgin Mayor Dave Kaptain is seeking his second term in the city's top elected post. He faces a challenge from businessman Joseph Galvan, who is making a bid to become th...
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Walks, picnics next to a hog farm?Feb 12, 2015 11:01 pm - Walks, picnics next to a hog farm? The mission drift documented in the LWVEA 2013 Study of the Kane County Forest Preserve District sadly continues with the latest ...
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FDA should test herbal productsFeb 12, 2015 11:01 pm - FDA should test herbal products I recently read that New York tested several herbal "medicines" sold by Walmart, Walgreens, GNC and Target to discover they were loa...
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U.S. in trouble, and Obama fiddlesFeb 02, 2015 5:08 am - U.S. in trouble, and Obama fiddles Our world that we live in is in such turmoil and President Obama and his administration are acting like Nero, who was "fiddling w...