Elgin Opinion
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Snow only adds to a jogger's workoutJan 29, 2009 10:00 pm - If you are a walker/jogger, snow on the sidewalk should not be a bother. In fact, snow will help you by making you lift your legs higher which will strengthen your front...
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There are worse things than abortionJan 29, 2009 10:00 pm - I thought Bob Rudny's letter of Jan. 10 calling for a day of prayer on Inauguration Day one of the most ridiculous letters ever written in the history of the written wor...
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Policies are crushing the middle classJan 29, 2009 10:00 pm - The state of Illinois is going to lease parking meters now, and rates are going to quadruple. Parking lot fees in Chicago are ridiculous. You can't park on several stree...
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Our elected officials have let us downJan 28, 2009 10:00 pm - Unemployed Americans - 10 million and growing, $647 billion in real estate losses, $523 billion mutual funds losses, our annual foreign trade deficit $250 billion, natio...
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Insights into Elgin council candidatesJan 27, 2009 10:00 pm - After McCain-Palin lost and "Marine One" whisked "W" off to obscurity, I figured my ears had been exposed to their last discordant malapropisms. Then came Wednesday nigh...
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Dist. 211 artificial turf a waste of moneyJan 25, 2009 10:00 pm - This sounds like a ridiculous waste of money considering the state of the economy. One would have thought that the new District 211 superintendent would have put a halt ...
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As Hanover proves, townships neededJan 25, 2009 10:00 pm - As the New Year begins, it implies a new beginning, a fresh start, a chance to learn from the past. And as we look into our past its only fair to recognize our accomplis...
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Township residents were very generousJan 25, 2009 10:00 pm - The holiday season is a time for sharing and caring. This year, in spite of the economic recession, our generous community came forward to help their neighbors in need. ...
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Israel/Hamas war painted as one-sidedJan 24, 2009 10:00 pm - We deplore the rocket barrage Hamas has been firing against Israeli neighborhoods. We also see Israel's military response as disproportionate and unjustified. The U.S. m...
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Obama sets example on sunshine lawsJan 24, 2009 10:00 pm - On the heels of an administration that looked for reasons to refuse Freedom of Information Act requests, President Barack Obama started his first full day in office with...