Elgin Opinion
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Why is government immune to downturn?Apr 10, 2009 11:00 pm - What I absolutely marvel at: Increasing taxes on a shrinking taxpayer base. ICC approving Nicor and ComEd rate increases. County taxes being held at a level that was imm...
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Illinois already has concealed carryApr 10, 2009 11:00 pm - I know many people are excited at the prospect of getting concealed carry here in Illinois, which will allow them to protect themselves, their families, and even those t...
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Saturday SoapboxApr 10, 2009 11:00 pm - This shouldn't be the end The big Route 53 referendum victory in Lake County will feel a bit hollow if that's the end of it. More than 63,000 voters - nearly 76 percent ...
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Think of Geithner as you file taxesApr 10, 2009 11:00 pm - As millions of Americans approach anxiously the tax filing deadline, I read with great interest the Daily Herald's front page article on Treasury Secretary Geithner and ...
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Bank auditors missed the problemApr 10, 2009 11:00 pm - Before Washington sends any more bailout money to banks or Wall Street, I think someone should do an investigation of how the financial institutions of this country beca...
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County isn't helping feral cat problemApr 09, 2009 11:00 pm - I'm writing in response to a couple of articles that have recently been in the newspapers; the first being "Feral cats set up camp in forest preserves." These cats did n...
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AIG mess shows power of the mediaApr 09, 2009 11:00 pm - Let me preface this by saying people are properly indignant by the excesses of the AIG mess. It is indeed an abject lesson in corporate greed. That being said, I have be...
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Who really received the bonuses?Apr 09, 2009 11:00 pm - This is regarding Jake DeSantis's resignation from AIG. He was paid $1 for his 12-month employment of 60-hour weeks while doing everything he could to salvage his portio...
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Someone has to pay for quality of lifeApr 09, 2009 11:00 pm - Americans have the incredibly good fortune to live in a country with good public services. The quality of our roads, schools, fire and police protection, and emergency r...
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Nobody expects the Spanish InquisitionApr 09, 2009 11:00 pm - Baltasar Garzon, a judge in Spain, has taken the first steps toward opening a criminal investigation into allegations that six former high-level Bush administration offi...