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Wag the Hypocritical Dog!
The Courier-News today has an interesting piece. Wag the dog indeed!: Bow, wow, wow – wag the dog Elgin Mayor Ed Schock owns a German shepherd, while Councilman Robert Gilliam once owned a Doberman pinscher. Why this might make some folks go bow-wow-wow is that Schock and Gilliam are proponents of amending Elgin’s animal…
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Compromise Schmompromise!
Editor’s note: Councilman Prigge saying “we’re not against sound input by the people who are going to be affected most by this legislation, which is Elgin citizens” is an outright LIE considering the consistent belligerent tone he has taken with Elgin citizens. And while Councilman Gilliam waxes slippery about compromise, a true compromise would…
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Q&A Regarding Elgin, Illinois’ Proposed Breed-Specific Ordinance
Once again, Steve Dale, host of the WLS show “Pet World,” addresses Elgin, Illinois’ proposed “pit bull” restrictions. This is from the Anchorage Daily News: Q: I know you’re aware that Elgin, Ill., a community just outside Chicago, wants to ban pit bulls. I live here, and while I don’t have a pit bull,…
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Woe to Corrupt Government
The prophet Isaiah offers a warning to corrupt government and the evil-doer: So the common man will be humbled and the man of importance abased, The eyes of the proud also will be abased. But the Lord of hosts will be exalted in judgment, And the holy God will show Himself holy in righteousness… Woe…
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Fools Hate Knowledge
I came across a proverb the other day, certainly not by accident, written by Solomon, the wisest man who ever lived. He wrote it so that “A wise man will hear, and will increase learning.” He had the following to say about those who turn away from knowledge and insist instead on remaining…
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CBS 2 Chicago Reports on “Hateful” Breed-Specific Ordinance Proposed by Elgin, Illinois City Council
From CBS 2 Chicago: Dog Lovers Upset By Elgin’s Proposed Pit Bull Laws Reporting Mike Puccinelli …a Chicago suburb is thinking about labeling all pit bulls as dangerous animals. That’s breeding bitter resentment from dog owners who say their breed is being unfairly singled out. …Charlotte Prusa, 84, doesn’t own Taysia. But she’s come to…
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Another Apt Blog Post from ‘Pet World’ Host Steve Dale about Elgin, Illinois’ Proposed “Pit Bull” Restrictions
From Pet World host Steve Dale’s blog ChicagoNow: Elgin Bans Pit Bulls (or any dog they call a Pit Bull) Officials in Elgin say they’re not planning to ban Pit Bulls. I beg to differ, as does the dude hosting videos at Elgin2030.com.
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Short but Sweet. Are You Listening Elgin City Council???
The Daily Herald ran a short but sweet letter from an Elgin, Illinois, resident opposed to the Elgin City Council’s breed-specific ordinance defining “pit bulls” as dangerous. Right on Sue!: Elgin city council: Pit bull dogs don’t make themselves bad; people make them bad. Your actions, in an attempt to make it look like…
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Petitions Opposing Elgin, Illinois Breed-Specific Ordinance
http://www.petitiononline.com/noban63/petition.html http://www.thepetitionsite.com/5/stop-unfair-dog-law-in-Elgin It would be lovely if someone from Elgin started a petition to recall Councilman John Prigge and possibly even Councilman Robert Gilliam and Mayor Ed Schock who we’re told own, or have owned, Dobermans and German Shepherds respectively. Talk about hypocrisy!
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WLS Chicago’s Steve Dale Denounces Elgin, Illinois Breed-Specific Ordinance
The following is an excerpt from Steve Dale, host of the WLS show Pet World, and his blog ChicagoNow: Under a new ordinance in Elgin, all Pit Bulls are presumed to be dangerous dogs. That’s outrageous! Shame on Elgin, Illinois. Apparently, if a Pit Bull named Lassie rescues a little boy or Pit Bull works…