Batavia Opinion
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Compliments for skateboard videoOct 31, 2021 8:38 pm - Compliments for skateboard video Excellent journalism from Paul Michna through his video pieces focusing on the state fair and skateboarding ("Once a skater, always a sk...
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Wouldn't Betty Loren-Maltese Memorial Tollway be more apt?Oct 31, 2021 8:29 pm - You wouldn't name the Brookfield Zoo after Michael Vick, the official canine exterminator of the NFL. O'Hare International Airport isn't going to be renamed for the mayo...
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This contrast stingsOct 31, 2021 7:29 pm - This contrast stings While the DuPage County Board wrings its hands over how to handle a budget catastrophe, the DuPage County Forest Preserve District is in the financi...
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Age of enlightenment?Oct 31, 2021 7:28 pm - Chicago Bears linebacker Lance Briggs says he panicked after crashing his high, high-end car into a light pole at 3 in the morning and left the scene to "avoid a scene."...
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Get rid of the stripesOct 31, 2021 7:28 pm - It's good to see the inmates working on the grounds of the Kane County jail, but their garb of broad gray stripes is reminiscent of the 1932 film "I Am a Fugitive from a...
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Some suicides require coverage, but always with sensitivityOct 31, 2021 7:04 pm - Sad though it is, covering tragedy is a mainstay of daily news reporting. When people are injured or die violently, a wide range of factors come into play to make that n...
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Second bridge not a good optionOct 31, 2021 6:51 pm - The Batavia City Council is studying, again, the second bridge option for Batavia. According to city statistics, over 70 percent of Batavians want a second bridge. What ...
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Fans singing for a chance at 7th heavenOct 31, 2021 6:42 pm - As a kid growing up in Arlington Heights, Matt Shepardson dreamed of stepping up to home plate at Wrigley Field and launching a Ryne Sandberg-esque home run as C...
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Saturday Soapbox: C'mon, mom!Oct 31, 2021 6:26 pm - If you have a child as giving and apparently responsible as Evan Kuehnert, the Batavia 7-year-old who asked friends to skip birthday presents for him and instead bring p...
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Saturday Soapbox: C'mon, mom!Oct 31, 2021 6:25 pm - If you have a child as giving and apparently responsible as Evan Kuehnert, the Batavia 7-year-old who asked friends to skip birthday presents for him in lieu of presents...