South Elgin Opinion
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Animal control story showed biasSep 03, 2011 5:00 am - I am writing in reference to the “Animal control grilled” article that appeared on the front page of the Daily Herald Aug. 24. I am a personal friend of Paul Kuehnert. I...
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Who has gotten us in deeper debt?Sep 03, 2011 5:00 am - The conservative forces are blaming Obama for a huge increase in the national debt. But is he really so bad? Let’s compare: Ÿ Truman, minus 21.7 percent Ÿ Einsenhower, p...
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We need more vibrant leadersSep 02, 2011 5:00 am - A “distinguished” Congresswoman, California Democrat Maxine Waters told us where the tea party can go. The national Democrats are in mortal fear of us, hence the cheap t...
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Miltner’s been great for Geneva baseballSep 02, 2011 5:00 am - I recently had breakfast with a friend of mine at Mel’s Diner in Geneva and conveniently ran into Dennis Miltner, the outgoing president of the Geneva Baseball Associati...
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‘Made in China’ destroying U.S.Sep 02, 2011 5:00 am - Kathy Chu, in USA Today, is wrong to claim that we benefit from “Made in China.” First — losing jobs. I don’t think the 1 million sales/marketing jobs in this country cr...
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Facio stories have no place on Page 1Sep 01, 2011 5:00 am - I’d be remiss if I didn’t write you about how upset I’ve been over your front page stories about a man, who proved he isn’t fit to ever live in society, nor do I know an...
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Kudos to Herald for mental illness editorialSep 01, 2011 5:00 am - I want to applaud the stance the Daily Herald editorial board took with the Aug. 22 editorial, “Should we really be laughing at this?” While validating the sadness of an...
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Dispel misconceptions about mental illnessAug 31, 2011 5:00 am - Kudos to the Daily Herald for the recent editorial calling attention to the need for better public understanding of individuals who commit violent crimes and who may be ...
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ComEd excuses get me charged upAug 31, 2011 5:00 am - I have lived in my current home for 42 years. The area is in a woods full of mature oaks on both sides of my street. On my side, I’ve always had frequent power outages. ...
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Stand up against toll rate increasesAug 31, 2011 5:00 am - For more than 50 years we have had opportunities to get rid of having to pay a toll/tax to use Illinois highways. But we didn’t take action. Now that the toll/tax is goi...