Elgin Opinion
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Conservative calls birthers 'cranks'Aug 01, 2009 11:00 pm - To all those birthers out there, who maintain Barack Obama is not a citizen and, therefore, cannot legally be the President of the U.S., I can only say, "Get over yourse...
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Comments unfair to state workersAug 01, 2009 11:00 pm - My message is in response to all the "concerned" Illinois citizens who have made haphazard comments about state employees, of which I am one, not paying their dues, layo...
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Video poker will bring terrible consequencesAug 01, 2009 11:00 pm - In a recent letter ("Video gaming will add jobs, revenue", July 27) the President of the Illinois Coin Machine Operators Association, Mr. Fielder, extolled the benefits ...
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This reader not a red light patriotAug 01, 2009 11:00 pm - Reporter Marni Pyke weighs in with the latest on the red light camera controversy. One reader says that the cameras are "counting on civil obedience for good citizens to...
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Give legislators their pink slipsJul 31, 2009 11:00 pm - The budget delay will not protect political hides from the ire of rational and thoughtful voters. Those of us who actually do a little homework and try to vote for leade...
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Religion is part of American experienceJul 31, 2009 11:00 pm - This letter is in response to Mike Fanella's July 19 letter, "Religion out of place in July Fourth parade." Mr. Fanella is right when he states that the separation betwe...
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Saturday SoapboxJul 31, 2009 11:00 pm - And the calendar turns to Aug. 1: Summer, you can arrive any time now. This race puts us on the cycling map: Get out this weekend to take in the Alexian Brothers Tour of...
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Likes Foster's stand on Cap and TradeJul 31, 2009 11:00 pm - National Energy Tax legislation recently passed the House by a vote of 219 to 212. This bill, which I understand to also be known as Cap and Trade, could effectively amo...
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Energy bill backers should be firedJul 31, 2009 11:00 pm - The members of Congress who voted in favor of the recently passed energy bill did so after 300-plus pages of amendments were added at 3 a.m. They voted without reading a...
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Why switch bus locations?Jul 31, 2009 11:00 pm - The current owners of the transportation department for Community Unit District 300, Durham, is moving all the large school buses to the Bunker Hill compound from the Du...