Elgin Opinion
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Erosion in our right to face accuserJul 17, 2009 11:00 pm - We have a tradition of fair law enforcement, in the USA that stems from our inherent sense of fairness, our rights, to be free of intimidation by the government and bein...
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Taxpayers burdened further by energy billJul 16, 2009 11:00 pm - Mark Kirk, shame on you for voting for H.R. 2454. This is a bill introduced to do nothing but bring further financial burdens on Americans. I would like to know how many...
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Character should count in baseballJul 16, 2009 11:00 pm - My grandson, age 11, is an avid sports fan. The first thing he does when the Daily Herald arrives is pull out the sports section. Although reading the sports section is ...
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Next for Burris: federal judgeship?Jul 16, 2009 11:00 pm - I believe we will soon hear some wonderful things about Sen. Roland Burris as Democrat power brokers "thank" the man for his "noble decision" not to seek re-election. No...
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Sotomayor not ready for Supreme CourtJul 16, 2009 11:00 pm - The recent decision by the Supreme Court has brought crystal clarity to the nomination of Judge Sotomayor as one of its justices. In the past she has been accused of bei...
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Surprised by Hatch in Sotomayor hearingJul 16, 2009 11:00 pm - I was surprised to see Sen. Orrin Hatch on the first day of the Sotomayor hearing accuse her of being racist. This is the same Sen. Orrin Hatch who muscled Clarence Thom...
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Letter was wrong on NASA climate stanceJul 16, 2009 11:00 pm - I'd like to correct what was printed in the July 5 Fencepost letter from Wayne Oras Sr. of Schaumburg - "NASA recently stated that man has no effect on the climate. Sun ...
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We can force term limits on incumbentsJul 16, 2009 11:00 pm - Last week I was discussing with a friend that sad state of affairs concerning our state's fiscal problems, the rampant corruption and the general loss of focus our polit...
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Don't single out pit bullsJul 16, 2009 11:00 pm - I would just like to provide a comment on the "dog issue/ban" discussions that may be going on within the city of Elgin. I have lived in Elgin for 25 years, the past 10-...
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Stop paying health care for noncitizensJul 16, 2009 11:00 pm - I will take the state budget "crisis" more seriously when we stop providing Medicaid coverage to noncitizens. Many of the people we have been covering are not poor. In f...