Sugar Grove Opinion
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Lay off the poor performers firstMar 25, 2010 11:00 pm - I am not opposed to recently announced teacher layoffs and program cuts to balance district budgets. However, I believe they are going about it the wrong way. Laying off...
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Follow Constitution; pass balanced budgetMar 24, 2010 11:00 pm - Obviously the governor and the state legislature have a different interpretation of Article V111 Section 2.(a) of the Illinois Constitution, which reads: "Proposed expen...
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Seeking more transparencyMar 24, 2010 11:00 pm - Dear Rep. Bill Foster, Since I have had no reply from you regarding my June 24 letter I am again requesting that your address the following issues through this letter to...
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Equal time for snarky commentsMar 24, 2010 11:00 pm - Since the Daily Herald's editorial staff saw fit to publish the idiotic comments from Tom Siebert of Elgin in the March 17 paper about Dick Cheney's and George W. Bush's...
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Become a citizen the right wayMar 23, 2010 11:00 pm - David White, I totally agree with your letter. Let's all go down to Mexico and apply for assistance of any kind. Do you know that we are the only country in the world th...
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Answer the tough questions, BillMar 23, 2010 11:00 pm - Congressman Bill Foster has been hiding under his desk since Obama got elected. He shows up at a lot of children-related photo ops to publicize how he voted to keep prov...
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Don't just blame the cell phonesMar 22, 2010 11:00 pm - Another community just passed an ordinance to ban the use of cell phones while driving a vehicle. The reason continues to be that such devices are distractions to drivin...
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Remember heroism of Iwo JimaMar 22, 2010 11:00 pm - It was 65 years ago this month that the black sand invasion beaches of Iwo Jima turned red with the blood of U.S. Marine landing forces in World War II. It was a ferocio...
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License fee would help animal controlMar 20, 2010 11:00 pm - Kudos to the Elgin City Council for enacting an excellent Animal Control Act on March 10. The city ordinance is based on the Illinois Animal Control Act. Originally intr...
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Immigration reform or bankruptcyMar 20, 2010 11:00 pm - I've read the editorials, the op-eds, the letters to the editor and the articles on what the do-nothing politicians are saying about the Illinois budget and in all this ...