Hoffman Estates Opinion
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Don't single out pit bullsJul 16, 2009 11:00 pm - I would just like to provide a comment on the "dog issue/ban" discussions that may be going on within the city of Elgin. I have lived in Elgin for 25 years, the past 10-...
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Stop paying health care for noncitizensJul 16, 2009 11:00 pm - I will take the state budget "crisis" more seriously when we stop providing Medicaid coverage to noncitizens. Many of the people we have been covering are not poor. In f...
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If dangerous, then no turns on redJul 15, 2009 11:00 pm - I agree with Sen. Dan Duffy's letter published Wednesday. If these red-light camera intersections are supposed to be so dangerous why not put no turn on red signs at the...
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Save us money, restrict turns on redJul 15, 2009 11:00 pm - I just read the letter from state Sen. Dan Duffy of Barrington. I agree with him completely. The red light camera, such as the one at Woodfield, has caused drivers more ...
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Cameras can contribute to accidentsJul 15, 2009 11:00 pm - I am a daily, faithful reader of your newspaper and would like to comment on your recent series about red-light cameras. I would like to acquaint you with a situation th...
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Use cameras for true law enforcementJul 15, 2009 11:00 pm - It would be nice if the red-light cameras were to be used for law enforcement. That is, the cameras could be loaded or downloaded each day with the current list of stole...
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Cameras easy way to tax motoristsJul 15, 2009 11:00 pm - I am glad that the Daily Herald is covering the issue of "red-light cameras." Many of the cameras in the U.S. are sold by Redflex - an Australian-based company that also...
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New citizen fete another successJul 15, 2009 11:00 pm - This year the City of Elgin and the community recognized 38 new U.S. citizens at the June 10 Elgin City Council Meeting. This was the 11th year of recognition for Elgin ...
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Right-turn violations should be off cameraJul 15, 2009 11:00 pm - Outstanding article on the use and misuse of red-light cameras, and their proliferation in the Northwest suburbs. I got a ticket for a right-turn violation in Elk Grove ...
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Cameras give scofflaws reason to pauseJul 14, 2009 11:00 pm - Regarding traffic cameras, we can argue whether or not the cameras are cash cows; we can argue about the criteria used for assessing violations; we can argue about the s...