Elgin Opinion
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Thanks for your food donationsNov 20, 2008 10:00 pm - I would like to take the time to thank all the people in and around Good Shepherd Church who donated food during our "Do a Good Turn for America" campaign on Nov. 1. We ...
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Elgin land grab made no senseNov 19, 2008 10:00 pm - After a year of delays the city of Elgin approved the annexation of the Villa Olivia residential/commercial development plan. While not by itself a terribly odd event (s...
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Smoking, leaders costing money, jobsNov 19, 2008 10:00 pm - State revenues from casino operations in Illinois are down 20 percent, while it's down 2 to 5 percent in surrounding states for the same time period. Sen. Terry Link is...
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A new way to spread the wealthNov 18, 2008 10:00 pm - In the spirit of Obama's successful "spread the wealth" campaign, I propose that our school districts adopt a similar plan. Let's have all homeowners with a home value u...
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Hasn't been sanitary district for 10 yearsNov 16, 2008 10:00 pm - Regarding your headline of Wednesday, Nov. 5, Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago enthusiastically welcomes it incumbents Frank Avila, Kathleen Th...
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Let democracy guide Senate appointmentNov 16, 2008 10:00 pm - A Democratic Process is in Order As we celebrate President-elect Barack Obama's electoral victory, and glory in the democratic process that sends him to the White House,...
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Mathias offers his thanks to votersNov 16, 2008 10:00 pm - A sincere and humble thank you to all of the voters in the 53rd District. Whether voting absentee, early, or on Nov. 4, your message came through with strength and convi...
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Parking rules make Sleepy Hollow safeNov 15, 2008 10:00 pm - This is a reply to Gary Christenson of Elgin about Sleepy Hollow. You wanted to know who would want to live here. I do and have for almost 30 years. It's all about the a...
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Leaders call for civil talk on immigrationNov 14, 2008 10:00 pm - As leaders in the religious community we write this letter out of our common commitment to represent a God who is compassionate and merciful and forms peoples into commu...
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Doctors should be held accountableNov 14, 2008 10:00 pm - The doctors of Illinois are teaming up to ask the Supreme Court to uphold the state's 2005 medical lawsuit reform law that puts a cap on medical malpractice suits. The "...