South Elgin Opinion
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Standardized tests need a second lookDec 19, 2009 10:00 pm - A problem with today's school system is that too much value is placed on the standard tests given each year. I think the importance of standard testing needs to be re-ev...
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Thanks for help on slippery roadDec 19, 2009 10:00 pm - I would like to thank the good samaritans who stopped to help when I slid off the road on Big Timber Road in Elgin the evening of Dec. 9. First, thanks to the people in ...
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Cap and trade won't bankrupt usDec 18, 2009 10:00 pm - I would like to question statements made in a recent letter to the Herald by Donn Dears concerning the current proposals to use market-based systems to reduce greenhouse...
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Collect what state owed before cuttingDec 18, 2009 10:00 pm - I worked in credit and collections for 20 years, and we used to have a saying: "If you owe it, pay it!" I've often wondered why Illinois does such a lousy job of collect...
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Grab the wheel; not your phoneDec 18, 2009 10:00 pm - There is a plan to make cell phone use while operating a motor vehicle illegal. We know that distractions make us less safe while driving and less accurate in our daily ...
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Mike Powers will not be forgottenDec 17, 2009 10:00 pm - With a heavy heart it must be noted how dearly Mike Powers will be missed. Mike embodied so many wonderful traits of the human spirit and, fortunately for those who knew...
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Sickened by death of swanDec 16, 2009 10:00 pm - A swan has been living on Cornerstone Lake in West Chicago for the entire summer. Recently a Chicago Bird Collision Monitors team captured the swan because it seemed to ...
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Health care vote erases HastertDec 16, 2009 10:00 pm - I wish to commend Rep. Bill Foster for his vote for health care reform and express my personal sense of relief that our district is no longer suffers the embarrassment o...
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Uniforms would make school saferDec 15, 2009 10:00 pm - Elgin public schools need uniforms. The schools should require them because they augment concentration in school activities, encourage safety and make students equal. Wh...
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Santa is reason for the season?Dec 15, 2009 10:00 pm - Now that the holidays are upon us, I think we should all stop and take a moment to remember the real reason for the season - Santa Claus! Jolly old St. Nick has brought ...