Elgin Opinion
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Goudie column touches heartJul 08, 2009 11:00 pm - Congratulations and a huge bouquet for Chuck Goudie for his article in the Daily Herald on June 29. Unfortunately we have had many notable terrific, intelligent, talente...
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Open carry instead of concealed carry?Jul 08, 2009 11:00 pm - Mr. Bekeleski and his cohorts at the NRA are kidding themselves if they think some coke-addled punk is going to think twice about ripping off Grandma's purse just becaus...
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Kirk's support of energy bill foolishJul 08, 2009 11:00 pm - Republican Mark Kirk voted "yes" recently to the largest tax bill to be forced on American citizens in its history. This bill is erroneously labeled the Waxman/Markey En...
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Reader offers solutions to nation's illsJul 08, 2009 11:00 pm - President Obama deserves our everlasting gratitude for his excellent handling of the mess his predecessor left behind, but there is still much more to do. Implementing t...
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Government-run health care bad ideaJul 08, 2009 11:00 pm - I hear the talking points repeated. That 48 million people have no health insurance. Well, that means 270 million people have health insurance and I think that's quite a...
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Disabled hurt by state's bad decisionsJul 08, 2009 11:00 pm - On July 1, my daughter was told that she could not attend Clearbrook's Workshop after 22 years, effective immediately, due to the state's cuts for the disabled. She happ...
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'Don't ask, don't tell' is discriminationJul 08, 2009 11:00 pm - Since its adoption in 1993, the military's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy has been the basis for the dismissal of about 12,500 experienced, dedicated service members who...
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Government numbers just don't add upJul 07, 2009 11:00 pm - When are the citizens going to finally wake up and use the basic math learned in grammar school to ultimately see the numbers the government is giving you just do not ad...
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Exercise your right to be curiousJul 07, 2009 11:00 pm - President Obama began his tenure in the White House with a promise to make the federal government more transparent. After eight years of opacity, that was welcome news. ...
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Hanover Park needs more officersJul 06, 2009 11:00 pm - There's good news and bad news in the tale of crime statistics for Hanover Park. First, the good. As Daily Herald staff writer Kimberly Pohl reported Monday, crime in 20...