Pingree Grove Opinion
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Elgin knows how to party patrioticallyJul 16, 2011 3:00 am - It’s great to live in a city that recognizes the significance of our nation’s history and makes an effort to honor it on special occasions. I just love attending the Mem...
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Quinn applauded for tight budgetJul 16, 2011 3:00 am - For the first time since the recession, Gov. Pat Quinn signed Illinois’s fiscal budget June 30 without new borrowing. Line, by line, Gov. Quinn carefully examined the bu...
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Sears murder case cold after 10 yearsJul 15, 2011 3:00 am - Is there anyone who noticed that June was a milestone in the cold case file of the coldblooded murder of Hampshire Police Officer Greg Sears? That case is now a decade o...
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Breaking down corporate taxesJul 14, 2011 3:00 am - A letter in the July 7 edition of the Daily Herald says, “U.S. companies (are) hardly at a disadvantage,” referencing oft-heard comments about American businesses playin...
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ESO board to blame for Hanson’s departureJul 13, 2011 12:00 am - It is with shock, sadness and a heavy heart that I write this letter. I ask all of the Fox Valley area Elgin Symphony supporters to remember the names of the current boa...
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Reduce spending; don’t raise taxesJul 12, 2011 3:00 am - To resolve the current $14.3 trillion debt ceiling the White House is proposing to raise the debt ceiling and also raise taxes while others advocate living within our me...
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Hultgren’s party line support bad for 14thJul 12, 2011 3:00 am - Rep. Randy Hultgren has gone too far in his support of the Republican leadership’s agenda. He is now a champion in an effort to role back protection of America’s water s...
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Shame on Casey Anthony juryJul 09, 2011 12:00 am - The 5-year waiting period requirement was waived and the Casey Anthony jury was unanimously elected to the Jury Hall of Shame. Victor Darst West Dundee ...
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Shame we don’t know our historyJul 08, 2011 12:00 am - My son, an officer in the United States Marine Corps, spent part of his Independence Day weekend at a swearing in ceremony for one of his fellow Marines. She immigrated ...
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The SoapboxJul 08, 2011 12:00 am - Finally, a single card: We’re certainly on board with Pace, Metra and the CTA in their decision to finally go to a universal fair system — but by 2015? Seems a long time...