Elgin Opinion
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Kidney stone blamed on global warming?Aug 17, 2008 11:00 pm - The article in the Daily Herald Aug. 8 of the young man with the damaged kidney caused by a large kidney stone is sad, and I extend my prayers to him. But I must admit t...
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That's no solution to parking problemAug 16, 2008 11:00 pm - Recently Elgin resident Fred Moulton gave us his permanent overnight parking ban solution in the Courier News Valley Views column. He proposes a city wide overnight ban ...
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Lessons to learn from library disputeAug 16, 2008 11:00 pm - The thought of a heated legal battle regarding close to 1,600 acres is not something one would expect to entangle two area library boards. Consider that it's been going ...
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Spay/neuter is to stop sufferingAug 13, 2008 11:00 pm - The letter from Mr. O'Reilly of Chicago disparaging Mayor Daley's effort to support spaying and neutering is ill-informed. Daley's effort is laudable. If a person resear...
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NTSB has duty to check MD-80 jetsAug 12, 2008 11:00 pm - I'm just wondering when the NTSB is going to take a long, hard look at American Airline's aging fleet of McDonald Douglas MD-80 jets? I was in New York last week when it...
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Reflections on church shootingAug 12, 2008 11:00 pm - In the face of such tragedy, what can we do, what can't be done? We can't make our lives and our communities totally safe. We always will be vulnerable to those very fe...
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Are we only ones not drilling?Aug 11, 2008 11:00 pm - The Democrats and the governor of Florida do not allow offshore drilling off the state of Florida. Maybe the governor should take a boat ride. India, Canada, Spain, Mala...
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CN/EJ&E merger needs long viewAug 10, 2008 11:00 pm - Your article ("Fighting Over Trains," July 13) was some of the most balanced and insightful reporting I've seen on the long-simmering fight over the EJ&E. Looking at his...
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Let's pack BHS for CN hearingAug 10, 2008 11:00 pm - Greater Barrington! We need you one more time on the train issue! On Aug. 27, 2008 there will be a public hearing in the presence of the U.S. Surface Transportation Boar...
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Where was endorsement letter?Aug 10, 2008 11:00 pm - Several weeks ago I wrote to the Fencepost with my endorsement for Anita Forte Scott, who is running for state representative in the 56th District. I am disappointed to ...