Elgin Opinion
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Don't blame Israel for defending itselfFeb 27, 2009 10:00 pm - Why are the Israelis being blamed for their action in Gaza? When does a country that is being attacked not have the right to defend itself from these attacks? Since the ...
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Five ways to fix public educationFeb 27, 2009 10:00 pm - There are several concepts our legislature can use to dramatically improve public education. We mention only five that could have an immediate impact: 1. Redirect the hu...
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Elgin needs farsighted leadersFeb 26, 2009 10:00 pm - I would like to publicly thank the City of Elgin, Mayor Schock, the city council, city staff, Police Chief Womack and her department for the purchase of the cobblestone ...
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Sen. Burris needs tech supportFeb 25, 2009 10:00 pm - Calls to Sen. Roland Burris' Washington office are being met with a "mailbox full" message and a hang-up. No e-mail address is listed on his Web site nor does the DNC ha...
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Describing U-46 as 'mess' is over the topFeb 25, 2009 10:00 pm - I take issue with Kerry Lester's opening paragraph in a recent Daily Herald, stating that Dr. Jose Torres inherited a mess when he came to School District U-46. I would ...
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When free isn't free; end deceitfulnessFeb 23, 2009 10:00 pm - I would like to disclose a pet peeve of mine regarding the one item advertising on TV. They make the one item, i.e., $19.95 plus shipping and handling or processing in h...
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Bailout an example of communismFeb 23, 2009 10:00 pm - Charles Krauthammer had an excellent column in the paper recently, until he said that Obama had a miraculous campaign. There was nothing miraculous about it, because it ...
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Spirit of law not about technicalitiesFeb 22, 2009 10:00 pm - Schaumburg Township Republican Committeeman Michael Adelizzi's decision to drop his objection to the Democratic township candidates was a victory for the voters. However...
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Time to secede from Cook County?Feb 21, 2009 10:00 pm - Recently, five members of the Illinois General Assembly reached out to Hanover Township Supervisor Mike Kelly and several other township supervisors in Northwest Cook Co...
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Focus on examples of good leadershipFeb 21, 2009 10:00 pm - Not all CEOs are greedy. Here's an example. I got an e-mail from my CEO at AT&T, Randall Stephenson about the decision to forego management and officer pay raises in ord...