South Elgin Opinion
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Fighting crime starts with preschoolsMay 27, 2011 5:00 am - The General Assembly is tackling a challenging task. They’re deciding on a sustainable budget for the state that places high priority on programs that are proven to prod...
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Don’t fix state at expense of townsMay 27, 2011 1:00 am - I would like to address the state’s attempt to either reduce or remove the Local Government Distributive Funds. These funds were provided to the local governments in ret...
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Your efforts help beautify W. DundeeMay 27, 2011 1:00 am - The Village of West Dundee would like to thank the more than 50 volunteers who took time out of their busy schedules to make a difference in their community through thei...
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Ramifications of changing MedicareMay 27, 2011 1:00 am - In a New York Times Op-Ed, Rita Redberg opined, rightfully so, that Medicare pays for tons of procedures that could be deemed unnecessary. Tons of procedures means billi...
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Competition makes for better schoolsMay 27, 2011 12:00 am - As a product of parochial schools and a Chicago high school teacher for 10 years, a union representative and a principal in various Chicago schools for 37 years, I have ...
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Cops, firefighters should have different pensionsMay 26, 2011 12:00 am - I just recently learned that Illinois taxpayers fund five different retirement programs for state employees: State Employees Retirement System; Judges Retirement System;...
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Elgin’s Wing Park in need of attentionMay 26, 2011 12:00 am - Recently in your paper’s Neighbor section was a great picture and article on Brad Legnaioli. This superintendent of Elgin’s three golf courses, is quoted as saying, “Bec...
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Internet has made libraries obsoleteMay 26, 2011 12:00 am - So you are about to pay your tax bill, too. I think it’s long since time we take a good hard look at why our libraries take such a big bite out of our wallets every year...
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The real truth on teacher pensionsMay 24, 2011 1:00 am - In his Fencepost letter published April 12, Jack McCabe writes, “Teachers, members of the SEIU and AFSCME unions receive retirement income and benefits that are far grea...
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Don’t bring smoking back to casinosMay 24, 2011 1:00 am - According to the National Cancer Institute, “Secondhand smoke has 250 chemicals known to be harmful and at least 69 chemicals known to cause cancer. Inhaling secondhand ...